TV Origins
Who invented the Nipkow disc?
Paul Nipkow
What were the two main sources of entertainment before television?
radio and film
Did the price of tv sets drop? Y/N
Yes
How did television influence the perfect family?
shows featured families that lived their lives in one certain way and had certain dynamics, there were so many of the same families featured that people began to model their lives after the shows
True/False: Consumerism became a huge deal as advertisers produced shows and commercials were aired.
True
Name one of the two tubes that enhanced the technology behind television
iconoscope or kinescope
Name one radio show that was popular during this time.
The Amazing Mr. Malone, Flash Gordon, and Fibber McGee and Molly
What was invented so people could see what programming was available?
TV Guides
What could now be seen in real-time?
events like trials, campaigns, sports, game shows, the news
What did Joseph McCarthy want to investigate?
he wanted to investigate people who allegedly had pro-Communist sympathies
What did John Logie Baird do?
successfully transmitted moving images and transmitted television picture from London to Hartsdale
it grew as the news was seen and heard and showed history as it was happening
What did John Walson do?
he invented an early form of cable tv
What were critics of telelvision worried that television encouraged?
passive behavior
Name one thing the Nielsen ratings measured.
times people are watching, what shows they were watching, and how long they were watching, the share of the tv show
How much did television sets cost in 1941?
$200-600
In 1960 what percentage of households had tv sets?
90%
Name three tv shows that came out in the 50s
I Love Lucy, Leave It to Beaver, Father Knows Best, The Danny Thomas Show, The Honeymooners, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Howdy Doody Show, The Lone Ranger, The Roy Rogers Show, Adventures of Superman, Lassie, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, and Maverick
Name one downside of television.
passive behavior was encouraged and non-white races were not shown on screen
What was the quiz show scandal and what did it change?
advertisers were rigging shows with their own desired outcomes and spot commercials became available
How many pixels per second did Nipkow's disc show?
4000
How did radio transition to television? Specifically what job helped this transition?
radio hosts became talk show personalities
Name three things that I Love Lucy did to change the television industry
she used film cameras so editors could choose the best cuts, she filmed in Hollywood not New York, she made production cheaper and quicker, reruns of tv show were now possible
What is the relationship between advertising and consumerism?
Consumerism became big as advertisers were making commercials, advertising needed more people who could come up with ideas to sell
Name two art movements that I talked about.
realism, cubism, surrealism, abstract expressionism