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

di James Walters (Autore)

State University of New York Press, 2026

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. The first part of the book looks at the persistence of mise-en-scène within film studies amid a series of fluctuations in theoretical, historical, cultural, philosophical, and critical approaches. The second part shifts focus to consider television studies and the extent to which mise-en-scène has remained an ambiguous element in the growth of the discipline. The third part engages in a series of close readings from a range of styles and genres of television shows, exploring the relationship between visual composition, meaning, and significance as a central critical focus. Across the three parts of the book, Visions in the Frame presents a rigorous and valuable context for understanding the contrasting position and influence of mise-en-scène within film and television studies, using this to offer guidance for its future role within both disciplines.

• Autore: James Walters
• Editore: State University of New York Press
• Collana: SUNY series, Horizons of Cinema
• Anno: 2026
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 306 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 544 gr.
• EAN: 9798855807721

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