Communications Media I

Monday, November 13, 2006

Television Show Ratings

Top 10 Shows:
  • House
  • Prison Break
  • Family Guy
  • The War at Home
  • Bones

Family Guy

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

War of the Worlds

Strategies to convince people:

  • They actually tell the news and play music.
  • Like breaking news-interupts music
  • Keeps playing popular artists music
  • Uses exact time and hard data
  • There's background noises
  • There are witnesses
  • "Humming sound" from the aliens and static
  • Screams-chaos in the background
  • The radio dies
  • Hear weapons in the back
  • Radio dies again at the end

Last 20 minutes vs. first 20 minutes:

  • There was more music
  • 1st half consists of more information and more formal
  • 2nd half cosisted of more events
  • More lively then slowly died off

Final few Minutes sufficient:

Yes because if i missed the last few minutes, i would have believed it.

Locations:

  • Rutherford
  • Watchung
  • Princeton
  • Grovers Mill
  • Great Swamp
  • Jersey Marshes
  • Pulaski Skyway

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Stereotype

Aqua- Barbie Girl