Episode of Series “Media Probes”.
Takes the viewer behind the scenes to witness the production process that yields a daily television serial. In this case the American Broadcasting Commission’s ‘All My Children’. Examines the unique relationship that exists between some 35 million soap opera watchers and their favourite serials. Considers what is involved in the writing of the scripts. Suitable for upper secondary level.
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015935
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Media - Study and teaching
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Soap operas
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - Production and direction
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting - Social aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - United States
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television scripts
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television serials
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television viewers
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Television broadcasting - Social aspects
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Media - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Television → Television programs → Television programs - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
Betamax; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan