The Drama of Reality Television (Constructing Knowledge: Curriculum Studies in Action, #17)
by Danielle Ligocki
In The Drama of Reality Television: Lives of Youth in Liquid Modern Times, the author offers a glimpse into the lives, viewing habits, and opinions of today's Generation Z. While reality television is quite often viewed as just a guilty pleasure, the conversations that the author had with young people show that reality television is a major pedagogical force in the lives of young viewers. This is compounded by our current liquid modern time period; a time in which everything is fluid, there...
On July 30, 2014, shortly after completing this autobiography, Robert Halmi, the prolific producer of television movies and miniseries, died at the age of 90. Hailed by Variety as "A Gulliver Among TV Movie Producers," he had a hand in more than 200 long-form narrative television projects from 1989's Lonesome Dove, starring Robert Duvall, to 2000's "Don Quixote" starring John Lithgow. Filled with so much of the marquee talent of the past century, his life story-from fighting against the Nazis to...
The visual has become a central theme in the study of childhood both as a research subject and a research method. The last two decades have seen huge interest in how children are represented in visual culture and how they in turn engage with visual cultures - as producers, audiences, and sometimes both. This innovative book gives a historical and geographic perspective on visual cultures of childhood, looking at representation as well as media effects. The main themes of the book are the strong...
New Technologies are revolutionizing global media and communications. Many believe that those institutions that fail to adapt will simply perish. Market forces, of course, will determine most of the winners and losers in the new media order, but governments must decide whether commercial forces alone will provide for the needs of their citizens. The future of American public television, in particular will be highly dependent on the policies of the public sector. At the heart of questions about t...
American Horror Story - Cult Trivia Crossword Word Search Activity Puzzle Book
by Mega Media Depot
Broadcast Announcing Worktext
by Alan Stephenson, David Reese, and Mary Beadle
Broadcast Announcing Worktext, Second Edition provides the aspiring broadcast performer with the skills, techniques, and procedures necessary to enter this highly competitive field. In addition to the principles of good performance, this text addresses the importance of "audience" and how messages change to communicate effectively to various groups. Television and radio studio environments, announcer specializations and responsibilities, and developing a broadcast delivery style are just a few o...
Have you ever shouted at the TV because the ref's made a stupid offside decision against your team? Or found yourself hooked by American football despite not knowing the finer points of the rules? Whether you want to know the current No. 1 in a given sport, or you have just switched over to something which looks interesting, The Armchair Expert's Guide to Sport on TV will quickly fill in all the details that commentators rarely tell you. Within seconds you will be able to follow exactly what is...