Chapters 7 & 8 Flashcards
Emile Berliner
invented the gramophone
Guglielmo Marconi
invented the wireless telegraph.
Columbia Broadcasting System
paley. first to use advertisements
Motown Records
brought R&B records. most successful black owned business
Digital Recording
a method of recording sound that involves storing music in a computer-readable format known as binary information
FCC
federal communications commission- the federal agency charged with regulating telecommunications, including radio and television broadcasting
Podcast
an audio program produced as an mp3 compressed music file that can be listened to online at the listeners convenience or downloaded to an mp3 or computer. some can contain video
Country music
Originally referred to as hillbilly or “old timey” music. now nashville sound
Hip-hop music
four main elements: MCing (rapping over music), DJing, B-boying (a style of dance), and graffiti art
Sony Walkman
akio Morita. created a personal world
KDKA
Pittsburghs radio station. first commercial radio station
Amos ‘n’ Andy
biggest radio show. two white men playing the roles of two black men
Dark side of the moon
the producer shaped the sound
Shock Jocks
Radio personalities such as howard stern who attract listeners by making outrageous and offensive comments on the air
NPR
National Public Radio - educational radio stations. Credible news source
The Great Train Robbery
12 scenes. how stories should be told. bad guys should pay
D. W. Griffith
produced feature length films - lasted more than an hour. the birth of a nation
Jaws
first to gross more than 200 million. set the stage for summer movies
The Blair Witch Project
very low budget movie
First american movie filmed with digital sets
star wars
High School Musical 3
low budget musical. made a lot of money
Dalton Trumbo
blacklisted for not testifying in front of the house un-American activities committee about communism so he directed under a different name and won an award
Avatar
outdid titanic. cost the most to make
Phonograph
Invented by Thomas Edison. an early sound-recording machine. first music.
Telegraph
Samuel Morse. allowed messages to be sent electornically
concept albums
an album that contains related songs or a common theme
