From Radio to Television
Here is my video documentary on the transition from Radio to Television. I really struggled with cutting content down to ten minutes as I had a bunch more on early radio, propaganda during WW II, McCarthyism, production techniques in TV, Sesame Street and Blues Clues (from Malcolm Gladwell).
In the end, I tried to capture everything the title describes: the growth of television media, the end of radio, what television brought as a new media and what television’s critics describe as it’s negative effects on an audience.
I used Keynote to build the presentation, then recorded the audio in segments, publishing each segment to iMovie. This is my second attempt at using this technique (once before for a former ETEC course), and I am enjoying learning what my Mac can do.
I hope you enjoy.
From Radio to Television – Film
Story Board / References (Sorry I was not able to create one file for both as the story board came from Keynote and the References from Word)
Hey Michael,
I finally had time to view some of the video projects, and really enjoyed the ideas discussed in yours! Mcluhan’s conversation about ‘cool’ and detachment was super interesting. The idea of ‘using’ the viewer is fascinating and makes sense.
Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback!
Hi Michael,
I really enjoyed watching your media production. I was completely blown away by the rapid adoption of television and found the comparison between hot and cool media very interesting. The ability to detach oneself from one singular input and engage with various modes of representation (audio, visual, etc.) was very well described. By using more than one “input”, it enables the creators of the message to use different techniques to add meaning to the content, such as lighting, colour, etc. I found this notion very interesting as it ties in well with how digital media enables today’s users to do the very same thing. I liked how you discussed the various activities that were displaced with the introduction of television, such as reading. Prior to this course, I would have thought that watching television rather than reading a book would be detrimental to literacy. However, now I would argue that television was simply one of the many technologies that introduced new forms of literacies.
Prior to this course, I would have likely thought that television detrimental to literacy, however, now that the course is fast approaching its end, I’ve come to realize that
Bah! Sorry for that last sentence – I posted the comment before deleting a previous (and unfinished) thought.