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MC2000 Test 4
media & culture ch 2, 7, 11, 12, 13 ish
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Edison’s Frankenstein
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Cinema’s First Horror Film
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William Dickson
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Invented first continuous loop of film fed by sprockets in a camera.
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Thomas A. Edison
Definition
Invented first practical motion picture camera and viewing device
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Thomas A. Edison
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Invented the phonograph, light
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Holland Brothers
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Open the first kinetoscope parlor in 1894
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Kinetoscope Parlors
Definition
Here patrons paid 25 cents to see 5 short movies. By short movies, we mean like 13 seconds. These were the first theaters.
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Nickelodeons
Definition
i. Combination of projection and coin-operated machines
ii. No color, no sound; just moving images
iii. An afternoon of entertainment for a nickel
iv. Popular with people in lower economic classes
v. Movies considered to be “low-culture” – stigma against film actors
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Edwin S. Porter
Definition
Created the Film Narrative
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“Birth of a Nation”
Definition
Movie about the Civil War; very pro-KKK
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“The Great Train Robbery” (1903)
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Edwin S. Porter's big movie
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"Birth of a Nation”
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D.W Griffith's movie
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Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish
Definition
The celebrities D.W Griffith made
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ii. Disintegration
1. Chemicals
2. Exposure to air and moisture
iii. Absent Accounting
1. Sheer volume of production
2. Poor paper work
3. Greed/selfish interests
Definition
The reasons for the disappearance of old films
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i. Movies ran the gamut from swashbuckling adventure, comedy both slapstick and sexy, horror, and drama
1. Charlie Chaplin
2. Rudolph Valentino – the “heartthrob”
Definition
Movies during the Roaring 20's
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1929’s Jazz Singer
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Introduced sound to the audience
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Louis V. Mayor
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Head of MGM. He controlled stars. In the 30's and 40's
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Studio system control production, distribution, exhibition.
Big movies/small movies
Theatre owners were forced into showing small movies so they could get the big ones
Movie palaces were popular
Got middle/upper class folks into the theatres
Mid-city theatres rise
Definition
Movies in the 30's and 40's
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“Gone with the Wind” (1939), “Wizard of Oz (1939)
Definition
Color is introduced in these movies
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“Mrs. Miniver” (1941), “Triumph des Willens” (1935)
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Wartime Propaganda. Used to sway and influence public opinion
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Paramount Decision – 1948
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You can produce movies, but you can’t own theaters – decision made by Supreme Court to limit monopolies
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Public Relations
Definition
the management function that establishes and maintains mutually beneficial relationships between an organization and the publics on whom its success or failure depends.
Term
To motivate, modify, or maintain attitudes, behavior, and information levels of targeted publics – internal as well as external
To establish, maintain, and/or enhance those relationships that are key to the organization’s success, if not survival.
Definition
Purpose of PR
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King’s College (Columbia U) commencement, 1758
Definition
First Press Release
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i. Julius Caesar
ii. Catholic Church
iii. Recruitment to the 13 colonies
iv. King’s College
v. Andrew Jackson
vi. Davy Crockett
Definition
Roots of PR
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Press agentry/publicity

One-way (source -> receiver)
Definition
PR in 1850-1900
Term
Promotion
Definition
PR in 1850-1900 Keyword
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iii. Key practitioner: P.T. Barnum
1. Ballyhoo
2. Humbug
Definition
PR in 1850-1900 Key practitioner
Term
Public information
One-way (source -> receiver)
Definition
PR in 1900-1920s
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iii. Key practitioner: Ivy “Poison” Lee
1. “Declaration of Principles”
2. Good policy makes good PR
3. Ivy Lee was hired by Rockefeller when a cave collapsed; Lee suggested that Rockefeller report what their business is about
Definition
PR in 1900-1920s Key Practicioner
Term
dissemination
Definition
PR in 1900-1920s keyword
Term
Public relations
Two-way asymmetrical (source -> receiver -> source)
Definition
PR in 1920s
Term
persuasion
Definition
PR in 1920s Keyword
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iii. Key practitioners: Edward L. Bernays and Doris E. Fleischman (his wife)
1. Smoking and Ballet
2. PR counsel
3. PR and social science (Women’s Smoking)
Definition
PR in 1920s Key practicioner
Term
Public relations
Two-way symmetrical (feedback loop: source -> receiver -> source -> receiver, etc.)
Women now dominating field: 70%
Definition
PR in 1960s to today
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d. Key practitioners: Bernays and Fleischman; John Hill; Leone Baxter
Definition
PR in 1960s to today Key practioner
Term
counseling
Definition
PR in 1960s to today Keyword
Term
Public Opinion
Definition
Collection of individual opinions on a subject of personal interest to them
Term
i. Once tapped, opinion hard to change
ii. Opinion is not aroused for long periods of time
Definition
Self Interest in Public Opinion
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i. Large events -> temporary opinion swings
ii. Opinions stabilize with perspective
Definition
Reaction to events in Public opinion
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Opinion Leaders
Definition
i. Highly interested in subject or issue
ii. Better informed on an issue than the average person
iii. Avid consumers of the mass media
iv. Early adopters of new ideas
v. Good organizers who get people to take action
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Propaganda
Definition
“Deliberate and systematic” efforts to “shape perceptions, manipulate cognitions, and direct behavior”
Term
a. Name Calling
b. “Plain Folks”
c. Testimonial
d. Bandwagon
e. Card Stacking
f. Transfer
g. Glittering Generalities
Definition
7 types of propaganda
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a. Images
b. Structures
c. Objects
d. Nonverbal
e. Words
f. Stereotypes
Definition
6 types of propaganda symbols
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Advertising
Definition
any form of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods, and services usually paid for by an identified sponsor.
Term
o 5 - Energizer Bunny
o 4 - Betty Crocker
o 3 - Jolly Green Giant
o 2 - Ronald McDonald
o 1 – The Malboro Man
Definition
The Top 5 Ad Icons of all Time:
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o Marketing
o Educational
o Economic
o Social
• Example: PSAs
Definition
Functions of advertising
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