About the Media: Video Clips DVD to Accompany Media and Culture
Contents
Chapter 1: Mass Communication
· Excerpts from a collection of Media Education Films:
Ø Advertising and the End of the World: Commercial images in our culture, 1997
Ø Beyond the Frame: Interviews on the Iraq war, its aftermath, and the threats posed to civil liberties, 2004
Chapter 2: The Internet
· Epic 2015: Fictitious projection of the future of news media on a monopolized Internet, 2005
Chapter 3: Sound Recording
· Sound Recordings and Historical Photographs:
Ø Thomas Edison: Mary had a Little Lamb, 1929
Ø Emile Berliner: I Love Her Just the Same, 1899
Ø Enrico Caruso: Over There, 1918
· Living Stereo: Short piece discusses stereophonic phonograph records, 1958
· A Revolutionary New Triumph in Tape: Film introduces the 4-track tape system, 1958
· Money for Nothing: MEF film excerpt about the economics of the music industry, 2001
Chapter 4: Popular Radio
· Radio Network Broadcasting: Silent film demonstrating target audiences for U.S. radio programming and includes an animated map of radio networks, 1934
· How Telegraphs Function: Film explaining how the telegraph systems worked in the late 1920s, 1927
· Underground Telephone Cable: Film showing a telephone cable being laid in the San Francisco Bay, 1936
· “Hindenburg Disaster” Radio Broadcast: Excerpt from the radio broadcast with newsreel footage, 1937
· “War of the Worlds” Radio Broadcast: Excerpt from original radio broadcast, 1938
· Empires of the Air: A segment from the PBS show NOW with Bill Moyers explains radio conglomeration and, specifically, the synergistic strategy of Clear Channel, 2002
· LPFM: The People’s Choice: Film promoting LPFM and encouraging legislation to allow more of these stations, 2005
Chapter 5: Television
· The Story of Television: Clip representing a composite of three RCA-sponsored films that excitedly explain the “new” technology of television, 1945
· Television Tomorrow: Film excerpt explains how television signals work and includes a short speech from then-RCA president David Sarnoff, 1945
· Television Remote Control: Brief clip touting the invention of remote controls for television, 1961
· 1950s Commercials: Examples of television commercials from the 1950s:
o Speedway 79.
o Budweiser Beer.
o Kool cigarettes.
· The Crisis of the Cultural Environment: MEF analysis of the commercially bleak content on television, 1997
Chapter 6: Cable
· First Satellite Launched!: Footage of the first U.S. satellite launched from Cape Canaveral, 1958
· The Big Bounce: Film depicting the Echo communications satellite project—how scientists learned to bounce a radio signal off a big balloon, 1960
· Kennedy on TelStar: Newsreel of JFK speaking about satellites and an animation of satellites transmitting, 1962
· Berkeley Public Access Television Promo: Video clip promoting public access television in Berkeley, CA, 1992
· Mergers and Monopolies: A segment from the PBS show NOW with Bill Moyers discussing media conglomerates and their stake in cable, 2002
Chapter 7: Movies
· Eadweard Muybridge: Collection of photographs studying human movement
· Thomas Edison films:
· Edison kinetoscopic record of a sneeze, 1894
· Annie Oakley, 1894
· Sandow, 1894
· Three Acrobats, 1899
· The Kiss, 1900
· Trapeze Disrobing Act, 1901
· Women of the Ghetto Bathing, 1902
· Life of the American Fireman: Excerpt from the Edwin Porter directed film, 1903
· Let’s Go to the Movies: A look at the development of the movie industry—includes Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Al Jolson, and John Barrymore, 1948
· Behind the Screens: MEF film excerpt about merchandising and cross promotion tie-ins in the movies, 2000
Chapter 8: Newspapers
· Yellow Journalism: A series of photographs featuring Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer, their newspapers, the Yellow Kid, and newsboys from the early 1900s.
· Women in Journalism: Film excerpt that illustrates how newspaper work was divided along gender lines, 1940
· City Newsroom: Excerpt from a promotional piece for the Minneapolis Star-Journal newspaper explaining how a city newspaper room operates, 1944
· Photojournalism: This excerpt, also from the promotional piece for the Minneapolis Star-Journal, shows how photographs are transmitted over wires, 1944
Chapter 9: Magazines
· Theodore Roosevelt: An excerpt from his 1912 campaign speech about fair labor practices paired with film taken of Roosevelt while he was on his Progressive Campaign
· Consumers Want to Know: An inside look at the testing labs of Consumer Reports, 1960
· Primedia: The Targeted Media Specialists: Promotional film about the enthusiast niche in magazine publishing, 2006
Chapter 10: Books
· Printing Press: A collection of illustrations, photographs, and film demonstrating the Gutenberg printing press and movable type
· Diversity in Publishing: Excerpt from AAP produced film about diversity in the publishing industry, 2002
· Book Scanning Robot: Footage of book scanning equipment, which can be run with or without human help, 2004
Chapter 11: Advertising
· Early Print Advertisements: A collection of print advertisements in the United States in the early twentieth century.
· Excerpts from a collection of MEF films about advertising, including:
Ø Deadly Persuasion: Manipulative marketing strategies of the alcohol and tobacco industry, 2003
Ø Captive Audience: Discussion of schools as the final frontier for advertising, 2003
Ø No Logo: The commercial takeover of public space, 2003
Chapter 12: Public Relations
· Buffalo Bill: A collection of images featuring Buffalo Bill (William T. Cody) and the performers of his Wild West Show
· P.T. Barnum and Jumbo the Elephant: Images documenting P.T. Barnum’s role in promoting one of his chief attractions, Jumbo the Elephant
· Toxic Sludge is Good For You: MEF film excerpt about making the invisible practices of the PR industry visible, 2002
· Video News Release: A look at a VNR produced by a private corporation for the public, 2006
Chapter 13: Media Economics
· Collection of excerpts from MEF films:
Ø The Electronic Storyteller: Discussion of how stories are colonized by corporate media, 1997
Ø Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Corporate media and the need for independent voices, 2003
· NBC’s News Monopoly in LA: Piece offering critical commentary on a news monopoly in LA, 2005
Chapter 14: Journalism
· Collection of excerpts from MEF films:
Ø The Myth of the Liberal Media: A probe into whether the media is really conservative, and not liberal, 1997
Ø Constructing Public Opinion: Coverage of how the media regularly relies on opinion polls, 2001
Ø Beyond Good & Evil: A look at journalism and the narrative of the Iraq war, 2003
· A Cold Day in DC: An excerpt from a documentary about President Bush’s inauguration day, 2005
· Independent World Television News: Video explaining the need for an independent news network that is free from any ties to the government or major corporations, 2005
· Free Press: An excerpt from Bill Moyers’ speech about the current role and responsibility of the news media, which he gave at the National Conference for Media Reform, 2005
Chapter 15: Media Effects
· Perversion for Profit: An excerpt from an anti-pornography film that blames the printing industry for distributing obscene content, 1964
· Social Learning Theory: A clip from Albert Bandura’s “Bobo doll” experiments at Stanford University demonstrating children imitating the aggression of an adult, 1963
· Collection of excerpts from MEF films:
Ø The Killing Screens: Exploration of media violence, 1994
Ø Slim Hopes: Discussion of the depiction of female bodies in advertising, 1995
Ø Tough Guise: How masculinity is depicted in popular culture, 1999
Ø Game Over: Looks at the possible effects of violent video games, 2000
Ø Mickey Mouse Monopoly: An examination of Disney’s portrayal of race and class, 2001
Chapter 16: Legal Controls
· Despotism: Film that measures how a society ranks on a spectrum stretching from democracy to despotism, 1946
· A Welcome Guest in the House: An excerpt from a promotional film explaining how television is a great asset to every home and can be used to teach children about important issues, 1957
· Definition of Obscenity: An excerpt from the Perversion for Profit film (see chapter 15) depicting a judge explaining to a jury how the local law defines distribution of obscene material, 1964
· Copyright Criminals: This is a Sampling Sport: Film by Kembrew McLeod and Benjamin Franzen exploring the copyright issues surrounding the practice of sampling in rap and hip-hop, 2005
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