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Is Small Axe Cinema or Television and does it Matter? Discourses of Authorship and Production in the Publicity for Small Axe
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Considers how Small Axe was discussed and reviewed in the UK magazine Sight & Sound as primarily a collection of films, rather than a television series. Explores McQueen’s public comments, which oscillate between defining Small Axe as television or as five distinct cinema films. The chapter also emphasises the significance of executive producer Tracey Scoffield as a key intermediary between television and film, between the BBC and McQueen as a filmmaker and artist.
Title: Is Small Axe Cinema or Television and does it Matter? Discourses of Authorship and Production in the Publicity for Small Axe
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Considers how Small Axe was discussed and reviewed in the UK magazine Sight & Sound as primarily a collection of films, rather than a television series.
Explores McQueen’s public comments, which oscillate between defining Small Axe as television or as five distinct cinema films.
The chapter also emphasises the significance of executive producer Tracey Scoffield as a key intermediary between television and film, between the BBC and McQueen as a filmmaker and artist.
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