TV Family.
(eVideo)
Contributors
Thompson, Ethan, film director.
Media Education Foundation (Firm), Distributor
Kanopy (Firm), Distributor
Media Education Foundation (Firm), Distributor
Kanopy (Firm), Distributor
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Media Education Foundation, 2015., Kanopy Streaming, 2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (56 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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eVideo
Language
English
Notes
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Title from title frames.
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Film
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In Process Record.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2015.
Description
In 1960, NBC aired what some consider to be the first "reality television" show in American broadcast history. Hosted by Jane Wyatt of Father Knows Best fame, and billing itself as a "new kind of visual reporting," it was called Story of a Family, and it purported to document the day-to-day lives of the 10-member Robertson family of Amarillo, Texas. While the show has since faded from public memory, media scholars and television historians now recognize its significance as a precursor to the unscripted television programming that dominates American television today. In TV FAMILY, filmmaker Ethan Thompson draws on the recollections of several of the children featured in the show to offer a fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the making of Story of a Family. Weaving personal anecdotes from the Robertsons with commentary from TV historians and cultural critics, Thompson tells the story of how the show's producers carefully choreographed the way they wanted the family to appear to the American public -- all in the name of authenticity.
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Thompson, E. (2015). TV Family . Media Education Foundation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Ethan. 2015. TV Family. Media Education Foundation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Ethan. TV Family Media Education Foundation, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Ethan. TV Family Media Education Foundation, 2015.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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| Grouping Category | movie |
| Last Update | 2023-12-01 09:47:06AM |
| Last Indexed | 2024-04-17 02:37:47AM |
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| Last Used | Mar 7, 2024 |
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