Writing for the Medium
Thomas Elsaesser
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Writing for the Medium
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This collection of essays, by well known writers on the subject of writing for television, is divided into three sections, with the first one devoted to the debates on quality television. The second one focuses on literature and television. The final section examines 'Science on television', with series editors from Britain and Germany giving first-hand accounts of the scope for serious science reporting on television.

Deze verzameling essays door bekende auteurs op het gebied van 'schrijven voor televisie', is verdeeld in drie delen, met het eerste toegewijd aan de debatten over kwaliteitstelevisie. Het tweede deel concentreert zich op literatuur en televisie. De laatste onderzoekt ' Wetenschap op televisie', met serieredacteurs uit Groot-Brittannië en Duitsland, die uit de eerste hand vertellen over aan welke eisen 'wetenschap op televisie' dient te voldoen.

Language
English
ISBN
90-5356-054-8
Writing for the Medium: Television in Transition
CONTENTS
General Introduction
Part 1 - Quality Television
Introduction
Television in the Age of Consensus without Sense
‘Quality’ Television
Quality Television in The Netherlands: Some Hopeful Reflections on Breaking the Taboo
On the Quality of Soap
Zapping One’s Way into Quality: Arts Programmes on TV
Definitions of Quality
Questionable Quality or the Undiscoverable Quality of Television
Part 2 - Literature on Television
Introduction
The Novelist and Television Drama
On Achieving Good Television
Speaking to Nations
Television and Literature
Literature after Television: Author, Authority, Authenticity
Unwritable Films, Unfilmable Texts?
Part 3 - Science on Television
Introduction
Gee-Wizards of the Box?
Science on Television
On Being God and Darwin
Citizen Scientist or A Dinosaur for All Seasons?
Science and Technology on TV: Four European Countries Compared
Selected Bibliography
The Contributors
The Editors
Film Culture in Transition: on the series
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