Adapting television drama : theory and industry / Christopher Hogg.
2021
PN1992.65
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Title
Adapting television drama : theory and industry / Christopher Hogg.
Author
Hogg, Christopher.
ISBN
9781137501776 (electronic bk.)
1137501774 (electronic bk.)
9781137501769 (print)
1137501766
1137501774 (electronic bk.)
9781137501769 (print)
1137501766
Publication Details
London, United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (270 pages)
Item Number
10.1057/978-1-137-50177-6 doi
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PN1992.65
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.45/7
Summary
This book explores adaptation in its various forms in contemporary television drama. It considers the mechanics of adaptation as an ever-more prevalent form of production, most notably in the reworking of literary sources for television. It also explores the broader process through which the television industry as a whole is currently making necessary adaptations in how it tells stories, especially in relation to important concerns of equality, diversity and inclusion. Offering and analysing 16 original interviews with leading British television producers, writers, directors, production designers, casting directors and actors, and with a particular focus on female and/or minority-ethnic industry perspectives, the book examines some of the key professional and creative approaches behind television adaptations today. The book connects these industry insights to the existing conceptual and critical frameworks of television studies and adaptation studies, illuminating the unique characteristics of television adaptation as a material mode of production, and revealing television itself as an inherently adaptive artform. Dr Christopher Hogg is Senior Lecturer in Television Theory at the University of Westminster, UK. Chris specialises in television drama and television acting, with a particular interest in bringing together industry and academic perspectives. He is the co-author (with Dr Tom Cantrell, the University of York) of the book Acting in British Television (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017), and the co-editor (also with Cantrell) of the collection Exploring Television Acting (2018).
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 11, 2022).
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Palgrave studies in adaptation and visual culture.
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Adapting Television Drama.
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Table of Contents
1. Adapting Television Drama: A General Introduction
2. Producing Adaptations
3. Writing Adaptations
4. Designing and Directing Adaptations
5. Casting and Acting Adaptations
6. Adapting Television Drama: A General Conclusion.
2. Producing Adaptations
3. Writing Adaptations
4. Designing and Directing Adaptations
5. Casting and Acting Adaptations
6. Adapting Television Drama: A General Conclusion.