Coronation Street Access All Areas Book
 

Coronation Street - Access All Areas

Behind the Scenes at Coronation Street
By David Hanson and Jo Kingston - Photography by Roger Dixon

Coronation Street - Access All AreasCoronation Street Access All Areas is a guide to everything that happens on Coronation Street but is never seen on the small screen. It tells in depth how each episode is made, explaining how continuity is maintained down the years so no important details are forgotten.

Coronation Street producer, David Hanson takes photographer Roger Dixon behind the scenes to reveal everything about how the show is made. They talk to those who decide the fortunes of the characters, the people who make them up and the crew and designers. They reveal how storylines are developed and scripts constructed; divulge the secrets of design as well as gossip from The Green Room; and open up an album of photographs from location to studio shots. They go behind the scenes to show the make-up rooms and the unsung, generally unseen members of the team, and disclose what's really inside the houses on The Street.

Beautifully illustrated throughout with stunning black and white photography, this is the fully authorised revelation of the secrets of the most famous and popular street in Britain today.

Access All Areas : Behind the Scenes at Coronation Street Access All Areas : Behind the Scenes at Coronation Street
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This is the story of how Coronation Street is made. It is not a profile of the soaps' stars, nor a spin-off product relating to a storyline; these things have been done before and do not need repeating. Instead, the show's producer David Hanson has chosen to take the reader on a Coronation Street tour of his own--one which takes in script meetings and editing suites, and drops by the wardrobe department, dressed sets and green room on its way.Characters may come and go on The Street (except, of course, Ken Barlow) but year-in, year-out, the Corrie production crew work hard to produce four episodes per week of the nation's favourite soap. Certainly, their behind-the-scenes toil is less glamorous than the on-camera work of famous-faced colleagues, but here are the people who really make it happen.Accompanied by black and white fly-on-the-wall photos by Roger Dixon, Hanson's account is aimed not just at soap fans but at anyone with an interest in demystifying TV production. His lively delivery renders complex accounts of this fascinating process accessible, and tells of his own responsibilities as producer as well and the jobs of those around him.Hardcore Corrie fans should not be disappointed at the lack of star gossip in these pages. As long as the reader doesn't mind being reminded his favourite character doesn't actually live and breathe in Weatherfield (shock, horror!), he'll be happy to find all the secrets of creating a parallel, cobble-stoned universe whispered here.If you would like to know where the stairs lead in Gary Mallet's house/who buys Spider's jumpers/who actually makes Betty's Hotpot--then this is the book for you. --Helen Lamont

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