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''' Group 1'''
 
''' Group 1'''
 
#Outline the history of TV editing--listing the major technological changes. How did these changes have an impact on TV style?
 
#Outline the history of TV editing--listing the major technological changes. How did these changes have an impact on TV style?
#*Manual editing of film
 
#*Manual editing of videotape
 
#*Editech: electronic, linear, re-recording of video
 
#*Non-linear editing on computer
 
 
#Why type of editing equipment do you suppose was used to cut the following programs:
 
#Why type of editing equipment do you suppose was used to cut the following programs:
#*''All My Children'': linear videotape editing
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#*''All My Children'':  
#*''Northern Exposure'': shot on film, film editing
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#*''Northern Exposure'':  
#*''Seinfeld'': shot on film, film editing
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#*''Seinfeld'':  
#*''The Mindy Project'': non-linear
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#*''Stranger Things'':  
  
 
'''Group 2'''
 
'''Group 2'''
 
#List the elements of the production of ''I Love Lucy'' that make it significant to the history of TV style. Explain ''why'' each element is important.
 
#List the elements of the production of ''I Love Lucy'' that make it significant to the history of TV style. Explain ''why'' each element is important.
#*Shot on film
 
#*Desilu controlled syndication
 
#*Recorded before live audience
 
#*Multicamera, film recording
 
#*Shot in story order
 
#*High-key lighting
 
#*Simple set design, two or three standing sets
 
 
#What are examples of recent (within the past five years) programs that are shot the same way that ''Lucy'' was shot?
 
#What are examples of recent (within the past five years) programs that are shot the same way that ''Lucy'' was shot?
#*''Big Bang Theory'', ''2 and a half Men''
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#
  
 
'''Group 3'''
 
'''Group 3'''
 
#The history of color TV is very complicated. Create a timeline that lists the significant events leading up to color TV's widespread implementation.
 
#The history of color TV is very complicated. Create a timeline that lists the significant events leading up to color TV's widespread implementation.
#*1946 CBS proposed hybrid technology for color TV (electronic and mechanical)
 
#*1950: FCC approved CBS's technology
 
#*1951: CBS broadcast, incompatible with B&W receivers
 
#*1954: RCA and NBC backward compatible color technology
 
#*1966: primetime is dominated by color programs
 
 
#What impact did color technology have on TV style?
 
#What impact did color technology have on TV style?
 
#What is the NTSC and why was it created?
 
#What is the NTSC and why was it created?
#*National Television System Committee, to set standards for color
 
  
 
'''Group 4'''
 
'''Group 4'''
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#*How did they work?  
 
#*How did they work?  
 
#How do modern remote controls work and when did they become commonly used?
 
#How do modern remote controls work and when did they become commonly used?
#What have broadcast networks done to try to combat zapping?
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#What have broadcast networks done to try to combat channel changing and distractions from "second screens" (that is, cellphones, tablets, laptops)?
  
 
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==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Kinescope-TapeComparison.php Kinescope-Videotape comparison]
 
*[http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Kinescope-TapeComparison.php Kinescope-Videotape comparison]
*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Clorox.htm Clorox commercials].
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*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Clorox.php Clorox commercials].
 
*[http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Laughin19680914.php ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In''] (episode 15, 9/16/1968)
 
*[http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Laughin19680914.php ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In''] (episode 15, 9/16/1968)
 
*[http://youtu.be/gV0Ralac0w4 ''The Magic of Television''] (1941)
 
*[http://youtu.be/gV0Ralac0w4 ''The Magic of Television''] (1941)

Revision as of 21:31, 3 October 2016

All groups

  1. Explain the concept that goes by the terms, "technological manifest destiny" and "technological determinism." Why is it a mistaken notion when applied to TV?
    • What are some examples that you've seen that prove this concept is wrong? (Don't rely on the examples in the book and you can refer to technology other than that involving video or TV.)
  2. What is a kinescope? How were kinescopes created and what characterized how they looked?

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Group 1

  1. Outline the history of TV editing--listing the major technological changes. How did these changes have an impact on TV style?
  2. Why type of editing equipment do you suppose was used to cut the following programs:
    • All My Children:
    • Northern Exposure:
    • Seinfeld:
    • Stranger Things:

Group 2

  1. List the elements of the production of I Love Lucy that make it significant to the history of TV style. Explain why each element is important.
  2. What are examples of recent (within the past five years) programs that are shot the same way that Lucy was shot?

Group 3

  1. The history of color TV is very complicated. Create a timeline that lists the significant events leading up to color TV's widespread implementation.
  2. What impact did color technology have on TV style?
  3. What is the NTSC and why was it created?

Group 4

  1. When did the remote control first appear and what were the names of the early devices?
    • How did they work?
  2. How do modern remote controls work and when did they become commonly used?
  3. What have broadcast networks done to try to combat channel changing and distractions from "second screens" (that is, cellphones, tablets, laptops)?

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Bibliography

  1. Gary Copeland, "A History of Television Style," in Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Critical Methods and Applications, third edition. Not included in fourth and subsequent editions of Television.

External links