Thinking about TV aesthetics (i.e., lighting, staging, special effects, graphics, etc.) How do these aesthetics help...

 

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Thinking about TV aesthetics (i.e., lighting, staging, special effects, graphics, etc.) How do these aesthetics help or hinder TV? How about news programs? Is there a narrative or dramatic effect achieved in the news? How? Should we look upon TV news as predominantly drama? Explain. 2. How do you use TV socially? 3. Are there "formulas" in TV programming? Explain/describe. 4. What do you understand "narrowcasting" to be? (As opposed to broadcasting) 5. What is "prime time" for television viewing? 6. How would you interpret this statement: "Television is a molder of the soul's geography?" 7. What is meant by American TV is a two-tiered system? 8. How does television influence people in the short term? In the long term? How do you account for the similarities and differences? 9. From time to time, Congress hauls in TV execs for hearings/reprimands on programming content. How does Congress get by with bullying/threatening? 10. Critics of public TV/radio argue that government subsidies make it unfair competition. What are the strengths/weaknesses of such arguments? Thinking about TV aesthetics (i.e., lighting, staging, special effects, graphics, etc.) How do these aesthetics help or hinder TV? How about news programs? Is there a narrative or dramatic effect achieved in the news? How? Should we look upon TV news as predominantly drama? Explain. 2. How do you use TV socially? 3. Are there "formulas" in TV programming? Explain/describe. 4. What do you understand "narrowcasting" to be? (As opposed to broadcasting) 5. What is "prime time" for television viewing? 6. How would you interpret this statement: "Television is a molder of the soul's geography?" 7. What is meant by American TV is a two-tiered system? 8. How does television influence people in the short term? In the long term? How do you account for the similarities and differences? 9. From time to time, Congress hauls in TV execs for hearings/reprimands on programming content. How does Congress get by with bullying/threatening? 10. Critics of public TV/radio argue that government subsidies make it unfair competition. What are the strengths/weaknesses of such arguments?

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1 TV aesthetics including lighting staging special effects and graphics play a crucial role in enhancing the viewers experience These elements can help engage the audience create visual appeal and con... View the full answer