Shared Flashcard Set

Details

MASS COMMUNICATIONS
Current Events
29
Internet/New Media
Undergraduate 1
03/31/2010

Additional Internet/New Media Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
The Academy Awards
Definition

Also known as the Oscars

 awarded since 1929

motion picture achievements

 

Term
The Hurt Locker
Definition
Awarded Most Oscars
Term
The Health Care Bill
Definition

costs 1 trillion dollars

party lines split

Democrats have the Edge

broadest reform in 40 years

passes with no repub support - (say they wont support dems this yr)

needs to be passed by senate

11 states sue over Mandate to buy Insurance

Term
Toyota Prius runaway
Definition
20 minute ride peaking at Jim Sikes, plans to sue
Term

BIG BOX OFFICE.

 

Which movie made 208.6 million in 2 weeks? Which movie (highest grossing) made 730 million?

Definition

Alice In Wonderland

Avatar

Term
Favorite class movie of all time?
Definition

THE HANGOVER

 

Term
Scariest class movie?
Definition
Paranormal Activity
Term
Who dropped the "F-Bomb" when signing the H.C Bill when he did not know the microphone was on?
Definition
Joe Biden
Term
What is the 3rd leading cause of teen deaths? 4/5 show signs of it...
Definition
Teen suicide
Term
What Earthquake was an 8.8 on the richterscale? was 500 x the energy of Haiti that left 700 dead and 100 aftershocks
Definition
CHILE QUAKE
Term
Where is next winter olympics?
Definition
Sochi, Russia
Term
Who won the Academy Award for best actor? Best actress?
Definition

Jeff Bridges

Sandra Bullock

Term
onbjectification
Definition
Term
desensitization
Definition
Term
motion picture
Definition
projection of images on a screen
Term
genres
Definition
category of movie with similar characteristics
Term
formats
Definition
(in radio) particular style of programming
Term
cross promotions
Definition
Product promotes movie, movie promotes product. Pay big bucks to have their items in movies.
Term
merchandising
Definition
selling movie related products
Term
tie-ins
Definition
arrangements between a movie and products....burger king happy meals.
Term
hypercommercialization
Definition
Making movies is about making money
Term
persistance of vision
Definition
the eye retains a visual image for a fraction of a second after it is gone.
Term
zoetrope
Definition
in 1830s, hollow drum with strip of pictures
Term
nicelodeons
Definition
late 1890s- first "movie theatres". Spectacles
Term
the big 5 movie co
Definition
warner, mgm, paramount,20th cent, RKO
Term
artists get ___ cents on every $2 made on a CD
Definition
50
Term
piracy is the illegal uploading or downloading or streaming of copyright material, what is couterfieting?
Definition
the unauthorized copying of CDs or their packaging
Term
bootlegging
Definition
selling of live recorded sound, tv, ect. without paying
Term
The ___________ act whiped away most rules for radio and TV ownership rules in 1996.
Definition
Telecommunications
Supporting users have an ad free experience!