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A 6 page research paper that offers two three-page essays. The first essay analyzes an article by David Antin and relates it to the influence of comic genius Ernie Kovacs. The second essay examines an article by Laura Mulvey that offers a feminist critique of cinematic form, which concentrates on the objectification of women in films such as Hitchcock's Rear Window. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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performances" of Ernie Kovacs, and then goes on to relate a brief history of television, tying it to the production of todays videos. Antin points out that commercial television is
a post-World War II phenomenon that was initially patterns after radio because the same large corporations that controlled radio also controlled early television. After outlining the features of early television,
Antin asserts that the videos of contemporary artists appear to be defined by "the total absence of any of the features that define television" (p. 177). However, this implied lack
of relationship between video and television overlooks a "definite and predictable inverse relationship" (p. 177). Antin then discusses how videos and television programs differ in their use of time.
Television uses time in a highly structured, codified manner that is familiar to the viewing audience and extremely predictable. Video artists allow their tapes to take the "time required for
the task at hand" (p. 178). Consequently, it is not unusual for these works to be described as "long" and "boring." Antin quotes critic Les Levine who explains that originate
largely from audience expectations that do not accept this work for what it is. For example, one video entitled "Some Words I Mispronounce" has the creator of the tape standing
at a blackboard writing words. As soon as he completes the "d" in the last word the tape is over. The running time for the tape is under a minute,
shorter than most commercials. Yet, it is considered "long" because it doesnt fit with audience expectations. Likewise, Robert Morris "Exchange," a visual medley of images and photographs that accompany a
discussion, lasts 43 minutes, but also does not fit the standard conception of what television audiences expect. The student researching this topic should realize that this writer/tutor has no
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