What I’m asking, in the case of an advertisement, say, is: “Whatis the degree to which, in some way, you can project yourself into the image sothat you can place yourself within the field of what is being represented to you?”
That's a very good question, and I think you have to project yourself heavily to ensure it gets the right representative.
As far as meaning isconcerned, you need discourse, i.e., the frameworks of understanding andinterpretation to make meaningful sense of it.
I very much agree with this because trying to understand something without any framework would make it very difficult for the person to understand it. One example could be trying to explain a TV show quote to someone who has never seen the show or the framework behind it.
In a way, what we are saying now is thatrepresentation doesn’t really capture the process at all, because there wasnothing absolutely fixed there in the first place to represent. Of course, therewas something: people are meeting, they’re talking, they’re arguing with oneanother, they’re going to make decisions, consequences will follow, so...notthat nothing is happening in the world, but what is dubious is what is the truemeaning of it, and the true meaning of it will depend on what meaning peoplemake of it; and the meanings that they make of it depends on how it isrepresented.
This was very true back in the day, but nowadays, many different cultures/people are well represented, which is a testament to how we, as a society, have progressed for the better.
I choose visual representation because it’s a kind of cliché to say that in themodern world our culture is saturated by the image in a variety of differentforms.
This is very true in today's world as well. What he means is the world sees an image and thinks of what it could be. This happens a lot in movies and TV shows.
Hall shows that an imagecan have many different meanings and that there is no guarantee that imageswill work in the way we think they will when we create them
Hall is very right. Images can be many things that might work, and we see that in the real world, which might not work in a TV show, and vice versa.
a plot device that is designed to misdirect the audience’s suspicions
This happened a lot on CSI: Miami. In one episode, the crime was committed by someone who was made to be the good guy.
Today, the police are the heroes and lawyers are the villains who impede their quest for justice
One example of a show that has shown both would be CBS's The Rookie, in which they show how cops arrest someone, and an evil lawyer frees them. The Rookie shows good representation of both.
Most episodes open with a shot of the Las Vegas strip, which identifies and locates theupcoming crime scenarios within a landscape that is familiar to the television audience.The camera then zooms in and travels across Las Vegas to what will be the opening sceneof the episode
CSI: Miami is very similar to them, showing the crime, but instead of panning to a shot of Miami, they have the character at different locations with real names. While also showcasing some forensic stuff as well.
Crime dramas provide interpretative perspectives that shape ourthought, in this case about crime
This a very true. When CSI: Miami was running, and people watched the use of forensic science, jurors started to ask for it as well. The show had shaped the minds of people.
we analyze CSI’s debut season and alsoinclude observations about the program today as well as its two spin-offs: CSI:NY and CSI:Miami
As of today, there are a total of 5 CSI shows, including CSI, NY, and CSI: Miami, and the original CSI. The two spin off CSI: Vegas, only ran for 3 seasons, and CSI: Cyber only ran for a season.
In each form, the events that take place are anticipated.
They do this by playing music or doing the lighting in a certain way.
roadcast TV narration has a more dispersed narrationalform: it is extensive rather than sequential
This is very true because in TV shows, you can do many things, but in movies, there has to be a clear beginning and ending due to their limited time.
Non-fiction films have always had a precarious place in thecommercial cinema, and nowadays they are practically non-existent
This statement is false because there are a bunch of non-fiction films that are still being produced, but instead of broadcasting, they also put them on streaming services like Hulu and Netflix, because not everyone has cable nowadays.
a rise in the use of experimental and self-aware storytelling techniques
Back in the day, storytelling was much different from what it is nowadays. If you were to ask an older person, they'll tell you how modern TV storytelling isn't that good. But ask a younger person, they'll tell you why TV shows were much better due to the new techniques shows tried.
a rise in the use of experimental and self-aware storytelling techniques
Back in the day, storytelling was much different from what it is nowadays. If you were to ask an older person, they'll tell you how modern TV storytelling isn't that good. But ask a younger person, they'll tell you why TV shows were much better due to the new techniques shows tried.
he spread of high-definition TVs and digital broadcasting to the growing adoption of DVRs
One example is the TV show Frasier. They updated the quality and releasing the older episodes. They also have remade shows like Frasier, but they weren't as successful as the original show was.
There has been a significant shiftfrom the concept of sequence as programming to the concept ofsequence as flow
How big was the shift, and how notable was it?
When we go out to a meeting or a concert or a game we takeother experience with us and we return to other experience
This is very true nowadays, as you go to a basketball game and it's a blowout, but the next time you attend a game, it could end with a buzzer beater. You don't know what could happen.
A play was performed in a particular theatre at a sethour. The difference in broadcasting is not only that these events,or events resembling them, are available inside the home
Nowadays, everything is online, so if you. missed the play while it was in the theater, you go on YouTube or some streaming website and find it for free or pay a small fee to do so.
Extending Williams’s claim about how television’sflow was “the central television experience” (1974, 95)that kept us viewing for hours, regardless of particularcontent, the many flows of the Internet today draw usin around the clock
I think it's very noticeable nowadays with "doom scrolling" and how one video can draw you in, and when you break out of the cycle, you notice how much time had truly passed due to how natural the flow was between each video, and ad.
Given the expansion and fragmentation of television,and the rise of digital media (both offline and online),since the 1970s, it is more than appropriate to revisit andreengage with the concept of flow
I wonder how they reengage the concept of flow. Did they talk to a bunch of people, or was it just based on one person's experience?
As an example of the generic approach to television analysis, I havechosen to discuss the most basic program format known to the medium-the situation comedy. I
Nowadays, comedy is a very big genre. A lot of big TV shows choose to mix comedy with other things to make it more interesting, like The Big Bang Theory.
For example, Soap Opera Digest has always covered primetime soap operas, even when that means placing The Young and the Restlessand Twin Peaks in the same category. It is useful for the fan magazine toattract both audiences to its pages.
In a crime show magazine, they might show different celebrities' news, or might show other genres to help attract a broader audience to their magazine. It makes sense to show both to increase the attraction.
the genre itself is frequentlyspoken of as an ideal set of traits that inform individual films. Thus, although many individual Westerns do not feature Indians, Indians remaina crucial generic element.)
This concept of ideal traits helps movie directors and set builders make a perfect set. If they didn't have a set of traits, then it would be somewhat difficult to establish the ideal set in place. In love story films, a generic element could be a tragedy.
In a similar way,literature may be divided into comedy, tragedy, and melodrama; Hollywood films into Westerns, musicals, and horror films; television programsinto sitcoms, crime shows, and soap operas
This remains true to this day; TV shows are often categorized into one main category, with subcategories such as drama or crime.
The term genre is simply the French word for type orkind
In modern TV shows, they often align with many different types of genres, like crime and comedy, like Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Another example of a TV show having multiple genres is S.W.A.T., which is crime and drama. Often, types mix well with each other.
ere were also early fears about the disruptive effects of television on theAmerican home and family
We can see these being true on this day of day but with kids and iPads, iPhones, and game devices.
Many commentators on early television suggested that the near-totalaention the medium was expected to demand from viewers would precludeviewing periods of more than an hour or two a day,
Back then, people were just getting used to owning a TV, and what was on might not have been that good. However, nowadays, some people have TVs in every room of their home. They can be used for various purposes, such as playing video games or engaging in other forms of entertainment.
Network economicstrength derived from a decade of rising profits from network radio,reflected in advertising billings, sto prices
This is still true nowadays as well. Dedicated programs are going over different stocks. As well as they play ads to make up cost they are losing by making it free for everyone.
e direction of the American television industry in its first decade waslargely arted by leaders of the radio broadcasting
This isn't very true nowadays. Most people have Bluetooth and other devices that they could use to listen to whatever kind of podcast, news, or music they want. Back then, you listened to whatever was on.
Broadcast regulation in the United States has been founded upon twoopposing principles
What was the other side? We see one side of the argument, but they don't show what other people had to say. Did the other side of the argument not make sense, or what was the issue?
elevision seemed to become a natural part of domestic space
Nowadays, these expand into the world. When I go out see kids and some adults watching TV while eating or shopping.
television itself became the central figure in images of the American home;
This is very true because nowadays everyone has a device, and everyone can watch TV at their own time. This helps show that you live a very normal life, and to the people who don't live in America, when they imagine American homes, they see a TV and devices.to watch on.
l that promised to bring Mom, Dad, and thekids togethe
This is very true in many different households, but this can also cause issues between them, like what TV shows to watch or other small things, which could ruin a family's strength.
his mother demands that he not goto the police, Jim begs his henpeed father to take his side
How bad could it be that his mother would not allow him to get closure? Why does Jim have to beg his father for him instead of his father helping right away?
imconfesses his guil
What guilt has he been holding on to that he needs to confess it his parent about. What is the need for the TV to be in the shot as well?