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Author:   Brett Mills ,  Erica Horton ,  Sarah Ralph
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9781138807211

ISBN 10:   1138807214
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   05 October 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Contents Acknowledgements Chapter 1: What is Creativity? Introduction Defining ‘Creativity’ The Creative Person Creativity and Society Creativity and Policy Creativity as Work Creativity and Comedy Chapter 2: The UK Television Comedy Industry Introduction The BBC ITV Channel 4 Imported Comedy Sky Current Issues Chapter 3: Creativity and New Writers Introduction A Desirable Industry? The Individual and the Industry Case Study 1: People Just Do Nothing Case Study 2: After Hours Case Study 3: The Script Editor Conclusion Chapter 4: Creativity and Established Writers Introduction The Creative Career Gender and Age Having a Career Precarity and Planning Mentoring and Support Conclusion Chapter 5: Creativity and Established Programmes Introduction Culture as an Industry Creative Teams Maintaining Individuality Being Recommissioned The Craft Industry Personnel Conclusion Chapter 6: Creativity and Failure Introduction Working with Failure The Scale of Failure Managing Failure Failure and Industry Structures Personnel Conclusion Chapter 7: So, What is Creativity? Introduction Creativity Must be Claimed Creativity is Work Creativity is Craft Creativity is Hierarchised Creativity is Pleasurable Appendix: Methodology References Index

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Brett Mills is Senior Lecturer in Television Studies at the University of East Anglia and is an affiliated researcher at the Centre for Comedy Studies Research, Brunel University. He is the author of Television Sitcom (2005) and The Sitcom (2009). Erica Horton is a PhD student at the University of East Anglia. Her research focuses on discursive constructions of creativity within the British television comedy industry with a particular focus on Channel 4.

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