Butler, Jeremy G.,   1954- <br/><br/>
Television :   critical methods and application / 
Jeremy G. Butler 
 - 2nd edition 
 - Mahwah, N.J. :   Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,   2002. 
 - xii, 396 p. :   ill. ;   24 cm  
 - LEA's communication series. .
 - LEA's communication series  .
<br/><br/>Contents: Preface. Part I: Understanding Television's Structures and Systems. Television's Ebb and Flow. Narrative Structure: Television Stories. Building Narrative: Character, Actor, Star. Beyond and Beside Narrative Structure. Part II: Television's Style: Image and Sound. Style and Setting: Mise-en-Scene. Style and the Camera: Videography and Cinematography. Style and Editing. Style and Sound. G.A. Copeland, A History of Television Style. Part III: Special Topics in Television Form. B. Allan, Music Television. Animated Television: The Narrative Cartoon. The Television Commercial. Part IV: Critical Analysis: Methodology. Alternatives to Empirical Study. Appendix.Sample Analyses. 
<br/><br/> This work helps students to understand how television constructs meaning and encourages them to cooperate critical thinking into their TV viewing. Using illustrations from TV programmes, it shows students the ways in which TV goes about telling stories, presenting news and selling products.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780805842098 0805842098 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Televisión--Aspectos sociales<br/>Televisión --Aspectos psicológicos<br/>Televisión --Semiótica<br/>Teledifusión --Estados Unidos<br/>Crítica de televisión 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 1992.6   / B985t 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.45