{"product_id":"reading-between-designs-visual-imagery-and-the-generation-of-meaning-in-the-avengers-the-prisoner-and-doctor-who-paperback","title":"Reading Between Designs: Visual Imagery and the Generation of Meaning in the Avengers, the Prisoner, and Doctor Who - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePiers D. Britton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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 \u003cp\u003eIn 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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePIERS D. BRITTON is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Redlands in Redlands, California.SIMON J. BARKER holds an M.A. in English from the University of Connecticut. He is currently an independent scholar of media studies in Mystic,\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 267\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.14 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42111461032016,"sku":"9780292709270","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/bWVhNHVpajE5aVBYTi9uUGl6eXR1QT09.webp?v=1772578155","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/reading-between-designs-visual-imagery-and-the-generation-of-meaning-in-the-avengers-the-prisoner-and-doctor-who-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}