Writing 2530A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Living Colour, Tv In, Multiple Choice

• School: Western University
• Department: Writing
• Course: Writing 2530A/B
• Professor: Michael Arntfield

Document Summary

Nothing on the quiz that he won"t mention in class. 20 questions (not accumulative: fill in the blank, t&f, multiple choice, classifications and basic industry facts. 2 categories: scripted, unscripted: subcategories docudrama, etc. Sherlock holmes, books to movies, biographies of living people: the pitch doesn"t have to be a new idea, it could be a book you think could be a. In the us, previously controlled by 3 main networks from the 1950s onward: abc, cbs, In living colour: and later with wb, upn (now cw) and others in the 1990s. Defining features: (for a broadcast model: 1. Networks are reliant on advertising revenue: 2. In canada, fewer series are developed we don"t need studios: 4. Reliant on licensed network affiliates for local programming, news, etc: relies on affiliates to carry content. Created by nbc studios for nbc broadcasted on nbc. Picked up by all nbc affiliates across the us.