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#Describe the efficient mode of production that developed for cartoon production in the 1930s. What were its basic (1) technological and (2) economic characteristics?  That is, how was cartoon production organized so that it could be profitable?
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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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''' Groups 4 & 8'''
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'''Groups 5 & 1'''
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#Outline the history of TV editing--listing the major technological changes. How did these changes have an impact on TV style?
 
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#*Manual film editing
 
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#*Manual videotape editing
 
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#*Editech (first electronic editing)
 
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#*Nonlinear editing on computer (Avid, Premiere, etc.)
 
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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'': videotape editing
 
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#*''Northern Exposure'': film editing
 
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#*''Seinfeld'': film editing
 
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#*''Stranger Things'': Red camera, digital recording at 6K; then edited nonlinearly
 
  
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'''Groups 5 & 1'''
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#What does this term mean in the context of cartooning: naturalism?
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#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.
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#Which filmmaker's cartoons were associated with naturalism? What technological and aesthetic techniques did he use to achieve this naturalism? What technological device did he use that is also used in Ah-Ha's music video ([http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/AHa-TakeOnMe.php view video])?
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##Studio audience
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#How has cartooning balanced naturalism with abstraction?
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##Multiple-camera mode of production
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##Shot and distributed on film (higher quality)
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|File:Fig11-09 ah ha roto 01.jpg|alt1=Frame capture from Ah-Ha's ''Take on Me''.|Frame capture from Ah-Ha's ''Take on Me''.
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##DesiLu produced and owned the show in syndication
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'''Groups 6 & 2'''
 
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#The history of color TV is very complicated. Create a timeline that lists the significant events leading up to color TV's widespread implementation.
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#*1946: CBS hybrid (mechanical-electronic) color TV
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#What does this term mean in the context of cartooning: abstraction?
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#*1950: FCC approves hybrid as official
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#What studio was associated with (somewhat) abstract cartooning? What aesthetic techniques did it use to achieve this abstraction?
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#*June 1951: CBS broadcasts in color
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#How has cartooning balanced abstraction with naturalism?
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#*Nov 1951: they stop
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{{Gallery|title=|width=300|height=200|lines=2|File:Fig11-11 Gerald copy.jpg|alt2=Frame capture from ''Gerald McBoing Boing''.|Frame capture from ''Gerald McBoing Boing''. [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/GeraldMcBoing-Boing_480x360.php View video.]}}
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#*Dec 1953: National Television Systems Committee (NTSC) sets color standard, as RCA/NBC tech
 
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#*1954: RCA manufactures home color TV sets
 
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#*1966: CBS start using the NBC system; color broadcasting becomes dominant
 
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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?
 
  
 
'''Groups 7 & 3'''
 
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#When did the remote control first appear and what were the names of the early devices?
 
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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 channel changing and distractions from "second screens" (that is, cellphones, tablets, laptops)?
 
  
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#How do made-for-TV cartoons differ from made-for-movie-theater cartoons?
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#*What was the first made-for-TV animated cartoon? When?
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#*What aspects of made-for-TV cartoons does ''The Flintstones'' exemplify? ([http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Flintstones.php View video.])
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{{Gallery|title=|width=300|height=200|lines=2|File:Fig11-16 CrusaderRabbit06.jpg|alt3=Frame capture from ''Crusader Rabbit''.|Frame capture from ''Crusader Rabbit''. [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/CrusaderRabbit.php View video.]}}
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|File:1956 Zenith Remote Ad.JPG|alt1=Zenith remote-control ad (1956).|Zenith remote-control ad (1956).
 
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|File:Zenith Space Command.jpg|alt2=Zenith Space Command remote control unit.|Zenith Space Command remote control unit.
 
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|File:56zenith.jpg|alt3=Zenith Space Command receiving TV set (1957).|Zenith Space Command receiving TV set (1957).
 
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|File:Toshiba Remote Control CT-9863.jpg|alt4=A Toshiba remote control, photographed in 2009.|A Toshiba remote control, photographed in 2009.
 
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'''Kinescope (all groups, if time permits)'''
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'''Groups 4 & 8'''
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#What is a kinescope? How were kinescopes created and what characterized how they looked?
 
  
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#How does digital (CGI) animation differ from conventional cell animation? In particular:
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#*How is that difference evident in how the animation looks?
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#Which of these ''Simpsons'' frame grabs exemplifies CGI animation? ([http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/SimpsonsHomer3.php View episode.])
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|File:Dumont Kinescope Machines.jpg|alt5=Dumont Kinescope Machines.|Dumont Network kinescope machines.
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|File:Fig11-27 Simpsons 000003.jpg|alt5=Frame capture from ''The Simpsons''.|Frame capture from ''The Simpsons''. Homer enters a new, strange dimension.
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|File:Jerry Lewis Show 1960 - Footage Comparison.jpg|alt6=Screen shots from The Jerry Lewis Show.|[http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Kinescope-TapeComparison.php Screen shots from ''The Jerry Lewis Show''.]
 
 
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
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#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''.
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#Butler, Jeremy G. ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications''. NY: Routledge, 2011.
  
 
==External links==
 
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*[http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Kinescope-TapeComparison.php Kinescope-Videotape comparison]
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*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Animation.php Animation illustrations]
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*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Clorox.php Clorox commercials].
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*[http://tvcrit.com/files/DeletedChapters/11_images/index.html ''Television'', '''third edition''', Chapter 11 illustrations]
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*[https://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Laughin19680914.php ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In''] (episode 15, 9/16/1968)
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*[[wikipedia:Treehouse of Horror VI#Homer.C2.B3|Wikipedia article on "Homer<sup>3</sup>"]].
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*[http://youtu.be/gV0Ralac0w4 ''The Magic of Television''] (1941)
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==External videos==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpl0KRFdj1E ''Gerald McBoing Boing'']
  
 
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Revision as of 00:59, 11 October 2016

  1. Describe the efficient mode of production that developed for cartoon production in the 1930s. What were its basic (1) technological and (2) economic characteristics? That is, how was cartoon production organized so that it could be profitable?

Groups 5 & 1

  1. What does this term mean in the context of cartooning: naturalism?
  2. Which filmmaker's cartoons were associated with naturalism? What technological and aesthetic techniques did he use to achieve this naturalism? What technological device did he use that is also used in Ah-Ha's music video (view video)?
  3. How has cartooning balanced naturalism with abstraction?

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Groups 6 & 2

  1. What does this term mean in the context of cartooning: abstraction?
  2. What studio was associated with (somewhat) abstract cartooning? What aesthetic techniques did it use to achieve this abstraction?
  3. How has cartooning balanced abstraction with naturalism?

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Groups 7 & 3

  1. How do made-for-TV cartoons differ from made-for-movie-theater cartoons?
    • What was the first made-for-TV animated cartoon? When?
    • What aspects of made-for-TV cartoons does The Flintstones exemplify? (View video.)

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Groups 4 & 8

  1. How does digital (CGI) animation differ from conventional cell animation? In particular:
    • How is that difference part of the production process?
    • How is that difference evident in how the animation looks?
  2. Which of these Simpsons frame grabs exemplifies CGI animation? (View episode.)

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Bibliography

  1. Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. NY: Routledge, 2011.

External links

External videos

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