Category Archives: Pre-class video

Cutting through the clutter while maintaining brand image

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

One of the great challenges these days for advertisers is managing to cut through the clutter of non-programming messages to grab the attention of viewers, yet still projecting a positive brand image.  That’s what we’re going to be looking at … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s Gone To The Movies….

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Updated 10/5/22 Here are a some of the videos we either will be or have been watching as part of our discussion of the development of the movie industry. Here are links to the silent movies examples we watched earlier … Continue reading →

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A Brief Musical History in Video

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Here’s a collection of videos to take you through the early days of rock ‘n’ roll along with a few other choice bits of music. Young Elvis Presley doing a live version of “Lawdy, Miss Clawdy” possibly from 1956. Chuck … Continue reading →

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Talking and Watching Mash-ups

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

We’re going to be talking about musical mash-ups in class today, so here are several videos were going to be using in conjunction with this. Here’s the opening sequence from the film Girl Walk // All Day, based on Girl … Continue reading →

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Pre-class video: Joe Jackson singing “Sunday Papers”

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Here’s Joe Jackson making a visit from the 1980s with his song “Sunday Papers.” Because we’re talking about newspapers today.

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Talking About Media & Body Image

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

This morning in class we’re going to be talking about the connection between body image and how our media portray beauty. I asked my students to take a look at some of my earlier posts about media and body image, … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Pre-Class Video – Crowded House playing Either Side of the World

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

A great music video for Valentine’s Day.  Crowded House doing their song Either Side of the World from their album The Intriguer.

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Advice to Writers

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Ten suggestions for better writing from famous writers:

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Pre-class and In-class video: Talking About Books

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Several videos for our discussion in class this week about books.  And yes, I’m running about a week behind in class.  There was way too much to talk about in the business chapter! History of the Printing Press Back in … Continue reading →

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Pre-Class Video: Exploring the Long Tail with Girl Walk – All Day

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

For those of you who are fans of mashup artist Girl Talk, there is a now a fascinating dance film out that is essentially a 71-minute long video for Girl Talk’s latest album All Day. There’s a preview below, but … Continue reading →

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