COM 249 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Wireless Telegraphy, Hollywood Blacklist, Music Box
20 Mar 2018
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Briefly trace/list the development of radio including the telegraph, radio waves, wireless telegraph. Identify the radio music box memo, kdka, nbc networks, paley and cbs. Discuss the golden age of radio, including comedies, soap operas, dramas, big bands and news. Mid 20th century radio disc jockeys, localization replaces network programming. Identify various ratio formats including talk radio, shock jocks, satellite radio, xm/sirius, podcasts. Discuss radio effect on exchange of information focusing on immediacy and mobility. Briefly trace/list the development of film including the contributions of edison, marey, Identify first films including a trip to the moon, the great train robbery, and the birth of a nation. Discuss the rise and fall of the american studio system. Identify the issue surrounding the adoption of sound or taking pictures. Understand the competitive relationship between television and films, including larger than life epics, color, 3d, multiplex, blockbusters, home video, and digital production. Define and discuss production codes and rating systems.
