The book explores the short form in television, examining its relationship to brevity, streaming platforms, seriality, and larger structures, with an interview with Vincent Poymiro.

Format: Hardback
Length: 262 pages
Publication date: 31 October 2024
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

The book "Understanding the Short Form in Television" explores various perspectives on the concept of brevity in television fiction. It is divided into three parts. The first part delves into the inherent nature of brevity in television fiction, while the second part examines how the rapidly evolving television landscape outside traditional networks can adapt this trope to new contexts made possible by streaming platforms. The final part delves into the interconnectedness of the short form with broader contexts, such as seriality and larger structures. The book concludes with an interview with award-winning screenwriter Vincent Poymiro about his French series En thérapie (an adaptation of BeTipul/In Treatment).

Understanding the Short Form in Television

The book "Understanding the Short Form in Television" offers a comprehensive exploration of the concept of brevity in television fiction. Structured in three parts, the book delves into various aspects of the short form, including its inherent nature, its adaptation to new contexts, and its interconnectedness with broader contexts. The first part of the book engages with the concept of brevity as inherent to television fiction, examining how the short form is a defining characteristic of the medium and how it shapes the storytelling process. The second part of the book explores how the rapidly-changing landscape of television outside traditional networks can adapt this trope to new contexts made accessible by streaming platforms. The final part of the study examines how the short form is inextricable from a larger context, either in its relation to seriality (from the crossover to the bottle episode) or a larger structure, for example in the reception of a larger whole through short but evocative clips in order to better weigh their impact (from Easter Egg fan videos to Analyses of). The collection concludes with an interview with award-winning screenwriter Vincent Poymiro about his French series En thérapie (an adaptation of BeTipul/In Treatment).

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474482042