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- ISBN 9798855807721
- Weight: 544g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jun 2026
- Publisher: State University of New York Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
James Walters is Professor of Screen Aesthetics and Criticism at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. His previous books include Television and Repetition and Fantasy Film.
