{"product_id":"reading-between-designs-visual-imagery-and-the-generation-of-meaning-in-the-avengers-the-prisoner-and-doctor-who-paperback-softback-9780292709270","title":"Reading Between Designs; Visual Imagery and the Generation of Meaning in the Avengers, the Prisoner, and Doctor Who (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292709270","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReading Between Designs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVisual Imagery and the Generation of Meaning in the Avengers, the Prisoner, and Doctor Who\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePiers D. Britton (Author), Simon J. Barker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292709270\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 May 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e267 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the alien worlds of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e to the realistic operating room of \u003ci\u003eER,\u003c\/i\u003e the design of sets and costumes contributes not only to the look and mood of television shows, but even more importantly to the creation of memorable characters. Yet, until now, this crucial aspect of television creativity has received little critical attention, despite the ongoing interest in production design within the closely allied discipline of film studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In this book, Piers Britton and Simon Barker offer a first analytical study of scenic and costume design for television drama series. They focus on three enduringly popular series of the 1960s-\u003ci\u003eThe Avengers, The Prisoner,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e-and discuss such topics as the sartorial image of Steed in \u003ci\u003eThe Avengers,\u003c\/i\u003e the juxtaposition of picturesque and fascistic architecture in The Prisoner, and the evolution of the high-tech interior of \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e's TARDIS. Interviews with the series' original designers and reproductions of their original drawings complement the authors' analysis, which sheds new light on a variety of issues, from the discourse of fashion to that of the heritage industry, notions of \"Pop\" and retro, and the cultural preoccupation with realism and virtual reality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign for Television as a Subject for Study: The Critical Background \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. Making a Spectacle: Design for Television in the Arena of Cultural Studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. Agents Extraordinary: Stylishness and the Sense of Play in Design for \u003ci\u003eThe Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. Your Village: Cultural Traps in \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. Worlds Apart: Originality and Conservatism in the Imagery of \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739503784216,"sku":"9780292709270","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/reading-between-designs-visual-imagery-and-the-generation-of-meaning-in-the-avengers-the-prisoner-and-doctor-who-paperback-softback-9780292709270","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}