JMM 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: American Morse Code, Commercial Broadcasting, Rudolph Valentino
4 Apr 2017
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Cultural precedents to mass media: penny press & steam-powered printing, still photography, vaudeville, phonograph, 1877: edison cylinder, motion pictures. Served mercantile interests; contained literary works: major trends in the 1800"s: A beer or a half-pound of bacon. Still photography: developed in the 19th century, early pioneers include: George eastman (film) 1880"s: famous early photographer: matthew brady. U. s. civil war battlefield photographs- 1st war photos. The phonograph: the first at home entertainment device, first demonstrated by thomas edison in 1877, created tremendous demand for music recorded by popular performers! Motion pictures: technology developed in the 19th century, public exhibitions of motion pictures begin in the 1890s, scripted narratives early. 1900s: silent films dominate first 3 decades of the 20th century until talkies begin in earnest in 1928 ( the jazz singer , early stars: charlie chaplin, rudolph valentino, buster keaton. Broadcasting"s technical precedents: the telegraph, the telephone, wireless telegraphy, commercial broadcasting (1920)
