Transformation and Tradition in 1960s British Cinema

Richard Farmer; Laura Mayne; Duncan Petrie; Melanie Williams

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2019

Transformation and Tradition in 1960s British Cinema

Richard Farmer , Laura Mayne , Duncan Petrie and Melanie Williams

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474423137

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About this book

An in-depth reassessment of the nature and significance of British cinema and the British film industry during the 1960s

Over half a century on, the 1960s continue to generate strong intellectual and emotional responses – both positive and negative – and this is no less true in the arena of film. Making substantial use of new and underexplored archive resources that provide a wealth of information and insight on the period in question, this book offers a fresh perspective on the major resurgence of creativity and international appeal experienced by British cinema in that dramatic decade.

Transformation and Tradition in 1960s British Cinema is the first scholarly volume on this period of British cinema for more than twenty-five years. It provides a major reconsideration of the period by focusing on the central tensions and contradiction between novelty/revolution and continuity/tradition during what remains a highly contentious period of cultural production and consumption.

Key features

Explores the British film industry, production, distribution and state support during the 1960s
Examines creative agency, production cultures and the contribution made by key types of creative practitioner to British films of the decade
Investigates British cinema’s connections with television, advertising and pop music

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
FIGURES Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
INTRODUCTION Duncan Petrie and Melanie Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART ONE. STRUCTURES AND COMPANIES
1. DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTION: THE BRITISH MAJORS Duncan Petrie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
2. AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN UK FILM PRODUCTION Duncan Petrie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
3. PUBLIC SUPPORT IN A CHANGING CLIMATE Duncan Petrie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
4. THE VERTICALLY INTEGRATED INDEPENDENT Laura Mayne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
5. LOW-BUDGET INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION Laura Mayne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
PART TWO. CREATIVE AGENCY
6. SCREENWRITING Melanie Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
7. DIRECTING Melanie Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
8. PRODUCTION DESIGN Melanie Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
9. COSTUME DESIGN Melanie Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	222
10. CINEMATOGRAPHY Duncan Petrie and Melanie Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
11. EDITING Melanie Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
PART THREE. MEDIA CONVERGENCE
12. FILM AND TELEVISION Richard Farmer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
13. FILM AND TV ADVERTISING Richard Farmer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
14. FILM AND POP MUSIC Richard Farmer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
CONCLUSION Duncan Petrie and Melanie Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
APPENDICES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	354
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	365
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	380

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 416
Illustrations
- Other: 16 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Film, Media & Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: March 24, 2022
ISBN: 9781474423137