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Mass Media Communication
Chapter 7,9,6,8, and 5
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
03/29/2010

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First Motion Picture Show ?
Definition
Grand Cafe in Paris, December 28, 1895
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Edison's Premiere
Definition
Was a year later in America
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George Melies
Definition
A trip to the Moon 1902 ( first special effect feature)
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Movies Become Big Business
Definition
Good weather, cheap labor
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Block Booking
Definition
Theaters signing up to show dozens of films as pacakages
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United Artist 1919
Definition
First independent studio run by the stars themselves)
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2 Criticisms in the 1920's
Definition
Movie star scandal, Provocative movie content
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Motion Picture Producers and Distribution Association (MPPDA)
Definition
Self regulatory, Over saw movie content
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MPPDA 1930 Production Code
Definition
Respect for Law, Modest Dancing Costumes, Proper standards of life
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Arrival of the Talkies
Definition
The Jazz Singer 1927, First feature length "talkie"
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1930's Big Five
Definition
Warner Bros, Metro-Goldwin-Mayer, Paramount, RKO, 20th century Fox
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Disney
Definition
Steamboat Willie 1928, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937
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Motion Picture Association of America Movie Ratings (MPAAMR
Definition
1966
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1946
Definition
Biggest year for Movie attendance
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Ancillary Rights
Definition
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Globalization of Film
Definition
1/3 of sales are from overseas
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Homes Have Radio
Definition
99%
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Cars Have Radio
Definition
95%
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KDKA Pittsburgh 1920
Definition
Nations first commercial radio station one hour each night
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War of the Worlds
Definition
October 30, 1939 dramatized version as a live news broadcast
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Radio in a TV Era
Definition
Radio Group company owns stations in more than one market, Radio combo- company owns AM and FM stations in the same market
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Radio Ratings
Definition
Arbitron
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The Internet
Definition
Completely different from traditional mass media, Fastest growing medium
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Traditional Media
Definition
Print( books, newspapers, ad magazines)
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Multimedia
Definition
combines text graphics sounds and video
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Media Convergence
Definition
the process by which the various media industries intersect
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Digital Divide (Short Answer)
Definition
Is what exist between those using and those not using new technologies
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Universal Acess
Definition
Limited only by Availability of digital technology, economics
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Thomas Edison
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Phonograph 1877
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RPM
Definition
revolutions per minute
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Peter Goldmark
Definition
1947 LP ( LONG PLAYING 23 MIN
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Compact Disc
Definition
2000
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The recording business
Definition
LA, NY and Nashville
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ASCAP
Definition
America Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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BMI
Definition
Broadcast Music Inc
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RIAA
Definition
Recording Industry Association of America ( Control 95% of recorded music
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Pirated Music
Definition
Illegal overseas copying and sales
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Internet filesharing
Definition
Mp3 files, tunes music
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Supreme court ruling
Definition
Ruled file sharers could be sued for copyright violations
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Digitized Music
Definition
Easily transferable, easily available
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