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Introduction to genre studies in the following sections: Drama; Soap opera; Comedy; Popular entertainment; Children's television; News and documentary. Supported by in depth grey box studies and information on key programmes.

9th edition of this annual collection of interviews of film makers on film making. This issue uses the interviews conducted by Positif magazine with the major French film-makers of the past 50 years. The book presents a panorama of French cinema…

8th edition of this annual collection of interviews, covering the film critic's art under the headings The Critics; Critical writings; The Diary; The Craft; The Legacy; In Memoriam.

"In reponse to the almost universal drubbing the critics gave…

12th edition of this annual collection of interviews, covering film makers on film schools. Recent graduates Fraser MacDonald and Oren Moverman explore the past, present, and future of film education in a series of wide-ranging dialogues with…

The 10th edition of this annual collection of interviews, covering Hollywood film makers on film making.

Mike Figgis has always been intrigued by the workings of the Hollywood System. As he progressed from his acclaimed US debut Internal Affairs,…

The 11th edition of this annual collection of interviews, covering New York film makers on New York film making. The birthplace of US cinema, New York has played a hugely influential role in its evolution - particularly in the realm of more…

A history of British radio and television, starting with the birth of radio at the beginning of the 20th century, discussing key moments in media history from the first wireless broadcast in 1920 through to recent developments in digital broadcasting…

This book provides an engaging introduction to analysing media texts. Students learn how to do semiotic, genre and narrative analysis, content and discourse analysis, and engage with debates about the politics of representation. Each chapter provides…

This book introduces the study of the media in an innovative way using the sustained example of celebrity. Across four chapters, the construction of celebrity is examined using four essential concepts in media studies: history, text, production and…

Do the media primarily serve the interests of the wealthiest and most powerful sections of society? How intertwined are change and continuity in contemporary media production? In what ways do media producers draw on, and construct, knowledge, values…