ABSTRACT
Cinema and broadcast TV are distinct forms of representation, with distinct forms of production. The aim of this section is to produce a generalised characterisation of cinema as a distinct mode of representation. Most of this characterisation is gained from existing work in the area of cinema semiotics and aesthetics. The aim of the second section is to apply this model to broadcast TV, and to measure the distances from it, so that a characterisation of broadcast TV as a distinct means of representation can begin to develop. The third section examines the differences between the two forms of production that the two media have developed, based upon these distinct forms of representation.
