Monday, December 8, 2014
Questions for Final Exam Review
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question, but make sure that they are specific and indicate what you
don't understand about them. for example "what is the telecommunications
act" is a question that can be answered by looking at the lecture
slides and does not tell me what part of the telecommunication act you
are confused with or need clarification on.
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What parts of the complex narrative universes we see in modern television (such as Game of Thrones or Lost) fall under Caldwell's definitions of Modernist or Postmodernist techniques in storytelling. Why do we consider these TV shows as something new when Star Wars and Star Trek in the '60s and '70s did the same thing?
ReplyDeleteWhen are we defining Post Network Television as truly beginning? There were certainly examples of its elements in early television content. Children who purchased toys or lunchboxes based on their favorite shows were participating in a form of "Transmedia Storytelling". The early incarnations of Doctor Who utilized "World Building" as well as "Cumulative Narrative", and there would be no concept of "Re-occurring plotlines" if viewers hadn't already been seeing the same meat locker plot over and over again for years. Why are these elements attributed to Post Network Television?
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ReplyDeleteWhat makes a show “American”? Is it that it was shot in America? Shot by American crew? American talent? Where it airs on TV? Doctor Who, originally a British show, has now begun shooting in America, being viewed on BBC America, having American actors, streaming in multiple countries, a growing American fan base, etc. Hilmes discusses cultural convergence and the lines blurred between American Media/Global Media, etc. Caldwell wre “Cnvergence elevsn” which discusses the migration, aggregation, and repurposing of content. How might a show such as Doctor Who be approached by Hilmes? Caldwell?
ReplyDeleteThe goal of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was to let anyone enter the communications business and to let any communications business compete in any market against another. That sounds great on paper but the communications field is still dominated by industry giants and conglomerates. So I'm wondering how helpful was this act and who exactly benefited from this being passed into law?
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