Rewind and search : conversations with the makers and decision-makers of CBC television drama / Mary Jane Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Mary Jane, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television plays, Canadian--History and criticism.

Television plays, Canadian.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation--History.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Physical Description:

xiv, 562 p. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first half of Rewind and Search looks at the makers -- the producers, directors, writers, story editors, and actors -- while the second half deals with the decision-makers, issues, policy, and ethos that affect the making of CBC television, including drama. Miller pays particular attention to the ways in which programs were influenced by evolving audience expectations, technological advances, and changes in policy, personnel, and the corporate structure of the CBC. With more cutbacks and a change of mandate looming on the horizon, the CBC is at a crossroads. Rewind and Search reveals the value of television drama as an important part of our Canadian heritage, a part that should not be ignored.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Directing

Producing

Writing

Acting

Other Roles behind the Camera

Technology

Why Do Canadian Television Drama?

What Kinds of Programs and Why

Policy

Ethos

Interview with Ivan Fecan

Wrap-up: Or, This Disruption Is Not Temporary

Notes

Biographies

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85369-4

9786612853692

0-7735-6573-6

OCLC:

929121417