Visual Communication Images with Messages Chapter 13: Television
Television is chewing gum for the eyes. Frank Lloyd Wright, 1867–1959 Architect, Author, Educator
“survivor” and “the tribe has spoken”
allen funt
Survivor All-Stars," Website
Mark Burnett
Mark Burnett • Born in England, 1960 • Paratrooper • Came to US in 1982 • Odd Jobs-Selling • "Eco-Challenge," 1995 • “Survivor,” 2000, for CBS
• with Charlie Parsons • "The Apprentice" for NBC • "The Casino" for Fox • "The Contender" for NBC • “Gold Rush” with AOL • “Are You Smarter than a 5th
Grader?” for Fox
Personal Perspective • Easy to Criticize: The Boob Tube • Chewing Gum for the Eyes • Always a Promise of a Better
Program • Part of our Culture and Society • Most Important and Pervasive
Medium • How will TV Change with the
WWW?
personal perspective
A Television Set is Just Another Furnishing
Which Came First: Cable or the Cable Box?
Paul Nipkow and his Mechanical Scanning Device
historical perspective: mechanical scanning
Phil Farnsworth
historical perspective: electrical scanning & phil farnsworth
Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover and AT&T Television
historical perspective: herbert hoover and at&t
historical perspective: felix the cat
David Sarnoff
historical perspective: david sarnoff
Television Camera Used During 1936 Olympics
historical perspective: german olympics, 1936
historical perspective: world’s fair, 1939
RCA’s Transparent Television Set on Display at 1939 World’s Fair
Historical Perspective • 1940s
• FCC Regulation • Networks Began • WWII Freeze
• 1950s • "Golden Age" • Dominance of Medium • Game Show Scandals • Blacklisting
"The Honeymooners," (1955-1956)
"The Honeymooners," (1955-1956)
historical perspective: presidential debate, 1960
Historical Perspective: Video • "I Love Lucy" and Film • Videotape
• Charles Ginsberg, 1956 • Ampex System • West Coast News • Hand-Held Equipment • Reality-Based Ethical
Problems • Video Helped Movies, not TV
"The Dick Van Dyke Show," (1961-1966) The Making of “I Love Lucy”
Desi Arnez on “The Tonight Show”
historical perspective: video
First Ampex Videotape Recorder
still from george holliday’s video
historical perspective: islamabad video store
technical perspective: cameras
skycam
3D television camera
technical perspective: transmission modes
television on demand
tablet viewing
50-Inch Plasma TV
technical perspective: receivers
Ethical Perspective • Ratings: Anything to Bring in
Viewers • Stereotypes: All Groups Offended • Sexual and Violent Themes
Season Promo for “The Sopranos”
ethical perspective
Ethical Perspective • Ratings: Anything to Bring in
Viewers • Stereotypes: All Groups Offended • Sexual and Violent Themes
"The Dick Van Dyke Show," (1961-1966) Season Promo for “The Sopranos”
Cultural Perspective • Television is:
• Theatre, Radio, Motion Pictures, and Comic Books
• Stories in Serial Form brought Home
"Beavis and Butt-Head;” Creator: Mike Judge
The Cast of the Canceled Fox series, “Arrested Development”
Cultural Perspective • Television is a Combination of:
• Theatre, Radio, Motion Pictures, and Comic Books in Serial Form Brought Home
cultural perspective: jerry springer
cultural perspective: arrested development
critical perspective: mad men
trends to watch: 3D TV
trends to watch: we are all tv producers (ustream & stickam)
ustream.tv and the 2010 hawaiian tsunami
Critical Perspective • All Other Media Suffered, But Not
Out • Television acts as Baby Sitters • Wars and Tragedies are Diminished • Social Problems are Exaggerated • Finding Quality is a Viewer’s
Responsible
"The Dick Van Dyke Show," (1961-1966) Television as a Babysitter
Future Directions • Digital Projectors in Movie Theaters • Big-Screen Teleputers Linked to the
World Wide Web "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge," "The Simpsons"
Aired During Season Two, 1990-1991; Director: Jim Reardon
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