COMM 150 Lecture Notes - Profit Motive
Document Summary
Begins with a situation that speaks to economic changes in the industry. Irony: a use of language where the applied meaning is exactly the opposite of the literal meaning. Forces audience to look at things differently. Irony can be used for conservative or liberal purposes. Cheyefsky was thinking about the build up to the gary gilmore execution and how that had driven ratings. The idea of news and film drawing people in just for the ratings. Frank hackett is wearing a tuxedo to show his aspirations for his class. He only cares about what will make them more money. She just wants to get good ratings. People want angry shows that mirror their rage and articulate it for them. There is no freedom to resist the profit motive. This rings true as funny because he is articulating the audience"s sense of alienation from. This is what diane wants for the show. Now she has to convince everyone else.
