J.P. Telotte
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780813125862
- eISBN:
- 9780813135540
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813125862.001.0001
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
Animators work within a strictly defined, limited space that requires difficult artistic decisions. The blank frame presents a dilemma for all animators, and the decision as to what to include and ...
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Animators work within a strictly defined, limited space that requires difficult artistic decisions. The blank frame presents a dilemma for all animators, and the decision as to what to include and leave out raises important questions about artistry, authorship, and cultural influence. This book explores how animation has confronted the blank template, and how responses to that confrontation have changed. Focusing on American animation, the book tracks the development of animation in line with changing cultural attitudes toward space and examines innovations that elevated the medium from a novelty to a fully realized art form. From Winsor McCay and the Fleischer brothers to the Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros., and Pixar Studios, this book explores the contributions of those who invented animation, those who refined it, and those who, in the current digital age, are using it to redefine the very possibilities of cinema.Less
Animators work within a strictly defined, limited space that requires difficult artistic decisions. The blank frame presents a dilemma for all animators, and the decision as to what to include and leave out raises important questions about artistry, authorship, and cultural influence. This book explores how animation has confronted the blank template, and how responses to that confrontation have changed. Focusing on American animation, the book tracks the development of animation in line with changing cultural attitudes toward space and examines innovations that elevated the medium from a novelty to a fully realized art form. From Winsor McCay and the Fleischer brothers to the Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros., and Pixar Studios, this book explores the contributions of those who invented animation, those who refined it, and those who, in the current digital age, are using it to redefine the very possibilities of cinema.
Travis Vogan
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780520292956
- eISBN:
- 9780520966260
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520292956.003.0008
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Television
As ABC Sports’ metamorphosis continued into the 1990s, ESPN established itself as television’s most lucrative cable outlet and one of the most recognizable brands in media—sports or otherwise. ESPN’s ...
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As ABC Sports’ metamorphosis continued into the 1990s, ESPN established itself as television’s most lucrative cable outlet and one of the most recognizable brands in media—sports or otherwise. ESPN’s rising value prompted the Walt Disney Company to purchase Capital Cities in 1996. Immediately after the acquisition, Disney began to position ESPN as the company’s featured sports television brand, and it adjusted to the web-driven and convergent sports-media ecosystem that was replacing the network era that ABC Sports represented. These changes culminated in 2006 when Disney moved Monday Night Football to ESPN and rebranded all ABC Sports programming as “ESPN on ABC.” The book concludes by tracing Disney’s reinvention of ABC Sports in the image of ESPN and probing the network division’s scattered remnants in post-network media culture.Less
As ABC Sports’ metamorphosis continued into the 1990s, ESPN established itself as television’s most lucrative cable outlet and one of the most recognizable brands in media—sports or otherwise. ESPN’s rising value prompted the Walt Disney Company to purchase Capital Cities in 1996. Immediately after the acquisition, Disney began to position ESPN as the company’s featured sports television brand, and it adjusted to the web-driven and convergent sports-media ecosystem that was replacing the network era that ABC Sports represented. These changes culminated in 2006 when Disney moved Monday Night Football to ESPN and rebranded all ABC Sports programming as “ESPN on ABC.” The book concludes by tracing Disney’s reinvention of ABC Sports in the image of ESPN and probing the network division’s scattered remnants in post-network media culture.
Ron Avi Astor, Linda Jacobson, Stephanie L. Wrabel, Rami Benbenishty, and Diana Pineda
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- November 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780190845513
- eISBN:
- 9780197559833
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190845513.003.0013
- Subject:
- Education, Care and Counseling of Students
As noted in the Hanover Research report mentioned in Chapter 3, an increase in competition among schools has led to many administrators thinking more about students ...
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As noted in the Hanover Research report mentioned in Chapter 3, an increase in competition among schools has led to many administrators thinking more about students and parents as customers—and not simply as people who are required by certain geographical boundaries to attend a particular school. As a result, some educators have turned to companies that are known for outstanding customer service in order to improve the culture of their schools. Others have found inspiration in the work of Stephen Covey or other experts on leadership and effective business practices. In the Tulsa Public Schools, for example, leaders recognized inconsistencies in how people were treated when they went into a school’s front office, which can sometimes become like what one district official described as a “three- ring circus.” They’ve since taken several approaches to improving how secretaries and other office staff members in the district receive new parents and students. “When we enroll a child in our schools, we’re engaging with the whole family,” says Jane Barnes, the director of staff development and leadership training for the district. Some schools have received training from local Chick-fil-A and QuikTrip franchises in Tulsa. And now the district is providing additional professional development to school office staff members on how to be more attentive to families who walk in the door and leave a “positive, memorable impression.” Barnes says receptionists and other office employees need opportunities to practice various scenarios in which they interact with families. The training also focuses on strengthening the collegial relationships among those working in a school office and improving their skills in communicating with Hispanic families. Other districts across the country have taken lessons from “the happiest place on earth” on how to make schools more inviting and improve relationships with families. In a piece for Forbes.com, contributor Carmine Gallo wrote about how Disney employees have a way of making everyone feel that they are special. “Disney employees are trained to be ‘Assertively Friendly.’ Disney team members are encouraged to actively seek contact with guests,” he wrote.
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As noted in the Hanover Research report mentioned in Chapter 3, an increase in competition among schools has led to many administrators thinking more about students and parents as customers—and not simply as people who are required by certain geographical boundaries to attend a particular school. As a result, some educators have turned to companies that are known for outstanding customer service in order to improve the culture of their schools. Others have found inspiration in the work of Stephen Covey or other experts on leadership and effective business practices. In the Tulsa Public Schools, for example, leaders recognized inconsistencies in how people were treated when they went into a school’s front office, which can sometimes become like what one district official described as a “three- ring circus.” They’ve since taken several approaches to improving how secretaries and other office staff members in the district receive new parents and students. “When we enroll a child in our schools, we’re engaging with the whole family,” says Jane Barnes, the director of staff development and leadership training for the district. Some schools have received training from local Chick-fil-A and QuikTrip franchises in Tulsa. And now the district is providing additional professional development to school office staff members on how to be more attentive to families who walk in the door and leave a “positive, memorable impression.” Barnes says receptionists and other office employees need opportunities to practice various scenarios in which they interact with families. The training also focuses on strengthening the collegial relationships among those working in a school office and improving their skills in communicating with Hispanic families. Other districts across the country have taken lessons from “the happiest place on earth” on how to make schools more inviting and improve relationships with families. In a piece for Forbes.com, contributor Carmine Gallo wrote about how Disney employees have a way of making everyone feel that they are special. “Disney employees are trained to be ‘Assertively Friendly.’ Disney team members are encouraged to actively seek contact with guests,” he wrote.