SMC103Y1 Chapter Notes -Negative Space, Personal Boundaries, Middleground

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15 Apr 2012

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UTSG

Department

St. Michael's College Courses

Course

SMC103Y1

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Jennifer Harris

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Tv msg as visual text and interpretation process of decoding, determinate moment in discourse. Encoding equally determinate; message form necessary form of appearance, transposition into and out of message form is determinate moment. Encoding relationship between narrative structure and production techniques in entertainment tv. Communicative ability of any tv narrative is function of production techniques utilized in its creation -> thesis. Aitf: tradition of domestic situation comedies around single axial character, archie bunker; one character and his relationships, others not as developed. Mash: ensemble comedies, each character persona distinct, interplay and conflict strengthen personalities, sum of its parts. Before aitf: sitcom enriched in 1960s telefilm values, highly utilitarian approach to communicative abilities of basic production techniques highly repetitive and predictable shooting pattern; exterior establishing shot followed by sequences of alternating medium shots as narrative progresses. Pattern occasionally punctuated with tighter shot like medium close-up but close-ups virtually never used.

Related Questions

1. Understanding the Nature of Communication

The same process that applies to everyday communication applies to communication in the workplace. Understanding the steps in this process can help you craft more meaningful and effective messages.

Which parts of the communication process are described in the following scenario?

Helene types a brief informational update for the members of the budget committee into an e-mail message and hits âsend.â

While typing the e-mail message, Helene is engaged in .

A. idea information

B. message encoding

C. message transmission

By hitting the send icon, Helene is engaged in .

A. message transmission

B. message decoding

C. message encoding

For the communication process to be successful, the receiver must understand the information sent by the sender. Communication barriers, however, can complicate the process. Familiarizing yourself with common obstacles will make you better equipped to avoid them.

Consider this situation, and answer the questions that follow.

One of your engine lathes has broken down, and youâve contacted a local repair shop. When you go to the shop, the repairman doesnât speak English, and one of the front office employees is trying to translate. âHe says he canât fix it,â the translator says to you.

âWhat seems to be wrong with it?â you ask, and the office employee translates this question to the repairman. The repairman points at several mechanisms on the lathe and gives what appears to be a lengthy explanation of the problem. You turn to the office employee, who shrugs. âHe says itâs broken,â she says.

What communication barrier is described in this situation?

A. Differing frames of reference

B. Bypassing

C. Lack of language skills

How might you overcome this communication barrier in the future?

A. Ask simple, specific questions.

B. Speak loudly.

C. Ask for an explanatory slide presentation.

Why could diseconomies of a scale never occur if production relationships were only technical relationships?

a) Because technical relationships mean that the marginal cost curve would be flat.

b) Because having technical relationships would mean that managers would not have to choose among production techniques.

c) Because the same technical process could be used over and over again at the same cost.

d) Because producers would have a greater variety of methods of production to avoid the diseconomies.

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In this excerpt from her biography, "Living Well, Living Good," Maya Angelou used which of the following narrative techniques to reveal her character (Aunt Tee) and to engage her readers?

Sec. 5: There was a day maid who cleaned, and a gardener who daily tended...

A. her character's words

B. her character's emotions

C. action verbs

D. her character's gestures

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