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[[Image:JGBjubilation180.jpg|thumb|right|Jeremy Butler in the studios of Alabama Public radio.]]
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I've taught [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_studies film] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_studies television studies] in the Telecommunication and Film Department at the [[University of Alabama]] since 1980 and been a visiting professor at the [http://www.arizona.edu/ University of Arizona]. I originally studied film at Brown University and then Northwestern University, where my Ph.D. was granted.
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#Explain the concept that goes by the terms, "technological manifest destiny" and "technological determinism." Why is it a mistaken notion when applied to TV?
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#*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.)
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#What is a kinescope? How were kinescopes created and what characterized how they looked? (See figures in ''Television'' and the online Clorox commercials. Which is the kinescope--the image on the left or the one on the right?)
  
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I've been involved in college, alternative and National Public Radio since 1972--currently hosting a show on [http://www.apr.org Alabama Public Radio] called All Things Acoustic. Listen to it [http://www.allthingsacoustic.org online] or at 91.5 FM, Friday nights 8:00-10:00 pm.
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== Group 1 ==
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#Outline the [[history of video editing]]. How did these technological changes have an impact on TV style?
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#Why type of editing equipment do you suppose was used to cut the following programs:
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#*''All My Children''
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#*''CSI'' (take your pick of the variations)
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#*''The Office''
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#*''The Cosby Show''
  
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==Favorite American films==
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==Group 2==
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#''[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0015324/ Sherlock, Jr.]'' (1924)
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#List the elements of the production of ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' that make it significant to the history of TV style. Be prepared to explain ''why'' each element is important.
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#*Buster Keaton is sublimely funny in this silent comedy. His canny use of film techniques to generate humor proves that he was the most "cinematic" of the early comedians.
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#What are examples of recent (within the past five years) programs that are shot the same way that ''Lucy'' was shot?
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#''[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0037382/ To Have and Have Not]'' (1944)
 
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#*A perfect mix of humor, romance and adventure. Howard Hawks molded the 19-year-old Lauren Bacall into an archetypal tough woman. And Humphrey Bogart was never more cynical. Plus, Walter Brennan has a great catch phrase: "Was you ever stung by a dead bee?"
 
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#''[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0335266/ Lost in Translation]'' (2003)
 
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#*Sofia Coppola's direction and Scarlett Johansson's performance are amazingly assured considering how young and relatively inexperienced they were. Bill Murray's mostly subdued take on a has-been actor is pitch perfect. (Runner-up Scarlett Johansson film: ''Ghost World''.)
 
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#''[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0047811/ All That Heaven Allows]'' (1955) and ''[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0297884/combined Far from Heaven]'' (2002)
 
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#*Although separated by 47 years, they're virtually the same film; and I mean that in a good way. Both films capture the essence of a repressive society where romance must fit within narrow boundaries. Director Douglas Sirk does it for the '50s while Todd Haynes does it for the '00s.
 
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#[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/ Pulp Fiction] (1994)
 
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#*Quentin Tarantino renewed my faith in the cinema at a time (the mid-90s) when it was flagging. Its style is audacious and Uma Thurman in an Anna Karina wig is stupefying.
 
  
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== Major publications ==
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==Group 3==
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#The history of color TV is very complicated. Create a [[history of color TV|timeline]] that lists the significant events leading up to color TV's widespread implimentation.
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#What impact did color technology have on TV style?
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#What is the NTSC and why was it created?
  
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#''Television Style'' (New York: Routledge, 2010).
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==Group 4==
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#''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (New York: Routledge).[http://tvcrit.com/]
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#When did [[history of the remote control|the remote control]] first appear and what were the names of the early devices?
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#Editor, ''Star Texts: Image and Performance in Film and Television'' (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1991).
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#*How did they work?
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#How do modern remote controls work and when did they become commonly used?
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#What have broadcast networks done to try to combat zapping?
  
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==Internet projects==
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== Bibliography ==
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#Butler, Jeremy G. ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications''. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
  
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*[http://www.screenlex.org/ ScreenLex] — an pronunciation guide for film/TV studies.
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==External links==
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*[http://www.screenpedia.org/ Screenpedia] — an encyclopedia for film/TV students and teachers; modeled on Wikipedia. As of 30 July 2016, I've made 2,099 edits on Screenpedia. [http://www.screenpedia.org/api.php?action=query&list=users&ususers=Jeremy_Butler&usprop=editcount Click here] for the current total.
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* [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Clorox.htm Clorox commercials] (password protected). Which one is a kinescope?
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**Featured at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference 2006.
 
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*[http://www.screensite.org/ ScreenSite] — a resource for film/TV students and teachers
 
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*[http://www.tvcrit.com/ TVCrit.com] — the companion Website for the book, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications''
 
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*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/jbutler/ My official homepage]
 
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*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ The TCF Department]
 
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*I've been participating in Wikipedia since 17:36, 23 March 2005 — starting out as JButler and switching to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jeremy_Butler Jeremy Butler] on 27 August 2005. I'm mostly interested in articles dealing with [[folk music]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_studies film] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_studies television studies].
 
  
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== Things to remember when wikiing ==
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[[Category:TCF311]]
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[[Category:TCF311 Discussion]]
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[[User:Jeremy Butler/Things to Remember When Wikiing|Stuff I constantly have to look up]].
 

Revision as of 19:03, 18 December 2007

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? (See figures in Television and the online Clorox commercials. Which is the kinescope--the image on the left or the one on the right?)

Group 1

  1. Outline the history of video editing. How did these technological 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
    • CSI (take your pick of the variations)
    • The Office
    • The Cosby Show

Group 2

  1. List the elements of the production of I Love Lucy that make it significant to the history of TV style. Be prepared to 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 implimentation.
  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 zapping?

Bibliography

  1. Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.

External links

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