Broadcast media is a subset of mass media (not magazines, internet, newspapers). It is also a transmission of signals from a central source received by dispersed receivers over a large geographical area.
Television – exploits the fact there is a vision
- The story must be told through vision
- Non-verbal information – extensive range
- Verbal information – minimal range
- Continuity – important consideration
- Action line – high velocity. Story articulation limited
Radio – exploits the fact there is no vision
- The story is predominantly told through verbal and auditory information
- Non-verbal information – limited range (important to explore and exploit this)
- Continuity – low level consideration
- Action line – low velocity. Story articulation extensive
Content: program analysis, pre and post production, collaboration, techniques, audience, aesthetic standards
Context: broadcast industry, broadcast landscape, transmission, networks, technological impact
You and the Creative Process – The Journey of the Self
- Discovering a source of your stories means looking for causes and effects in your own life and grasping the nature of what you feel most deeply. This exploration is not quick or tidy and nor does it end
- “Moment of vision”
- Wanting to tell stories – due to needing to explore the tensions we carry. Any new truth affords relief because we see a little better where we are, and why. Truth liberates us and connects us to others
- Self exposure and giving support – to act on self-discovery means taking chances
- Documentary is a branch of drama – one that happens to draw on a ready-made world rather than an invented one.
- Filmmaking is a collaborative activity, so you must sometimes withstand extreme social pressures. Either you defend your viewpoint tenaciously or see your prerogatives plucked away by strong-willed colleagues, actors, and crew members.
