The medium, of course, is television, and those massaged are the vast viewing audience. But this 1969 film is not an enquiry into the effects of television on the viewer, although there are some expressions of opinion in man-on-the-street interviews. For the most part, the film takes place in a Vancouver classroom where young students are given the facilities (camera, TV monitor, videotape recorder) to stage their own little act for the television screen. What they do reveals the impact that television has had on them.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006901
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Study and teaching
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - Production and direction
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - Psychological aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting - Social aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television viewers
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Television broadcasting - Social aspects
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Mass media - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)