Visions in the Frame : Mise-En-scène Between Film and Television.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walters, James.

Series:

SUNY Series, Horizons of Cinema Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television producers and directors.

Motion in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2026.

Summary:

Reveals how mise-en-scène has shaped the fields of film and television studies.Visions in the Frame provides a detailed evaluation of the journey and status of mise-en-scène--the organization of the visual field within the frame--as a critical concept in film and television studies.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: Film Studies and the Persistence of Mise-en-scène

Screen Education

Using Images

"The Spatial Disposition of People"

Framing the World

Valuing Mise-en-scène

Beyond Words

Theory, Distance, and Distortion

Tear It Down, Make It Count

Nothing Special

Branching Out

Part 2: Television Studies and the Ambiguity of Mise-en-scène

Finding the Screen

Early Moves

Working Around Authorship

"Little Instants of Sought-For Revelation"

Cultural Sounds and Visions

"Judgements Are Being Made …"

The Aesthetic Turn

Bigger on the Inside

Part 3: Television Mise-en-scène

Where Are We Now?

The Surface of Power

Finding the Frame

The Play of Shadow and Light

Audience of One

The Shock of the Blue

Meanings in Motion

Eight by Two Inches

Blank Expression

Late Finds

Pieces of Television

Conclusion

Appendix

Television Production Credits

Notes

Works Cited

Index.

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ISBN:

979-88-558-0775-2

OCLC:

1591607610