and CORRECT Answers
eras of TV - CORRECT ANSWER - 1941- 1957
1958-1985
1986-2008
2009-today
1941-1957 - CORRECT ANSWER - birth of broad cast TV
1958-1985 - CORRECT ANSWER - network era
NBC, ABC, CBS - CORRECT ANSWER - big 3 oligopoly
2009-today - CORRECT ANSWER - digital era- streaming
color TV introduction - CORRECT ANSWER - 1054- approved by the FCC
film sets and location
tighter shots and close ups
fewer written jokes
shot on set as real as possible
audition: intimate conversation - CORRECT ANSWER - single camera system
example of single camera system - CORRECT ANSWER - arrested development, the
office
live studio audience
, double-spaces
flat, open sets
traditional jokes
audition: project voice beyond reader - CORRECT ANSWER - three-camera live system
example of three camera live system - CORRECT ANSWER - friends, will+ grace
content quality
concentrated cultural power
unfair competition
limited local control - CORRECT ANSWER - criticisms of big 3
Charles Van Doren unbeatable in quiz show- 21
Big sponsor demanded more viewers
rigged to win and was fed answers - CORRECT ANSWER - quiz show scandal
geritol - CORRECT ANSWER - sponsor of 21 who wanted more viewers
tarnished credibility and trust of shows - CORRECT ANSWER - effect of quiz show
scandal
affiliates - CORRECT ANSWER - smaller stations affiliated with the big 3
prime time programming - CORRECT ANSWER - the peak time to broadcast- middle of
evening- used by major TV networks- 8-11
anthology dramas - CORRECT ANSWER - live theatrical 3 camera performances, new
characters each week