Learning on ScreenMaking ‘Junk’
- Synopsis
- A video-based teaching pack on Barry Purchese’s adaptation of ‘Junk’, the Melvin Burgess novel of teenage heroin addiction. Includes: interviews with Burgess, the production team and cast of ‘Junk’; extensive footage of the production process from first read-through to final edit; shot-by-shot analyses of key scenes; discussion of viewpoint, character, moral and editorial constraints.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.
- Year of production
- 1999
- Availability
- Sale; 1999 sale: £19.50 (inc. VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- 'Junk’ was broadcast on BBC2 on 8/8/99.
- Documentation
- Accompanying book.
- Subjects
- Drama; Media studies
- Keywords
- drama in English; Fiction in English; film and video production techniques; heroin addiction; television drama
Credits
- Contributor
- Melvin Burgess
Production Company
- Name
English and Media Centre
- info@englishandmedia.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0207 359 8080
- Fax
- 020 7354 0133
- Address
- 18 Compton Terrace
NW1 1RX
N1 2UN
Distributor
- Name
National Association for the Teaching of English
- info@nate.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.nate.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0114 255 5419
- Fax
- 0114 255 5296
- Address
- 50 Broadfield Road
Sheffield
S8 0XJ
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