Popular Culture and the Media

Flashcards about Popular Culture and the Media.

What are some examples of printed media?

Books, magazines, newspapers, and comic books

Who is credited with the patent for the movable type printing press?

Johannes Gutenberg

What Umberto Eco novel does Fatma Sarigul use to illustrate how people can be swayed by what they read and see?

Numero Zero

In what year was the Philippine Magazine launched?

1905

Who created the first modern comic strip in the Philippines?

Antonio Velasquez

What was the Philippines' first comic strip in circulation called?

Kenkoy

Whose work, 'Ang Matsing at ang Pagong', is cited as the first comics made in the Philippines?

Jose Rizal

Name two familiar household names that rose with the rise of komiks in the Philippines.

Darna and Captain Barbell

What is the innate ability of radio programs?

Influence, convince, and even enrage listeners.

Who developed an important component of electronic transmitters in 1891?

Nikola Tesla

Who transmitted the first radio transmission in 1895?

Guglielmo Marconi

What were the first three radio stations in the Philippines?

KZKZ, KZRM, and KZEG

Who owned the first three radio stations in the Philippines?

Henry Hermann

What is a rising media format for delivering radio-style information and programs to a computer or phone?

Podcast

Name a few examples of radio pop culture icons who have transitioned to podcasting.

Joe Rogan, Rhett McLaughlin and Charles Lincoln Neal III, Grace Marcellana and Mimai Cabungson, and Bianca Gonzales

Who created the first phonograph in 1877?

Thomas Edison

Who invented the flat-disk phonograph (gramophone) a decade after Edison's phonograph?

Emile Berliner

Name three examples of adult contemporary/easy listening music artists.

Céline Dion, Andrea Boccelli, Mariah Carey

Name three examples of classical music composers.

Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven

Name three examples of country music artists.

Hank Williams, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain

Name three examples of disco music artists.

Bee Gees, Village People, ABBA

Name three examples of eclectic pop music artists.

Jay-Z, Usher, Adele

Give an example of an artist who makes electronic music that incorporates electronic effects and digital instruments.

Skrillex

Name three examples of folk music artists.

The Kingston Trio, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell

Name two examples of Gospel music artists.

Jamie Rivera, Gary Valenciano

Name three examples of jazz and blues music artists.

Herbie Hancock, Louis Armstrong, B. B King

Name three examples of opera composers.

Rossini, Verdi, Puccini

Name three examples of rap and hip-hop artists.

Ludacris, Jay-Z, 50 Cent

Name three examples of rhythm and blues, funk, and soul music artists.

Tina Turner, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin

Name three examples of rock music artists.

Elvis Presley, Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry

Name two distinct genres that Indie music has developed into since the late 1980s.

Britpop and Riot Grrrl

Name three examples of famous indie singers.

Dave Days, Boyce Avenue, Rebecca Black

What are two types of traditional music in the Philippines?

Malayan-type and Hispanic-type music

Who invented the modern camera in 1826?

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

What are the three typical types of film?

Narrative, documentary, and animated

What are the three main stages in creating a narrative film?

Preproduction, production, and postproduction

Name three notable documentary makers.

David Attenborough, Kara David, and Atom Araullo

Name three notable animated filmmakers.

Illumination Entertainment, Pixar, DreamWorks

What tape recorder, introduced in the late 1970s, was the first to be commercialized for home video viewing?

Sony Betamax

When were the first French films presented in the Philippines?

January 1, 1897

What was the first Filipino film to win an international award in 1937?

Zamboanga

What was the first television station to broadcast in the Philippines?

DZAQ-TV Channel 3

In what year did the first television station broadcast in the Philippines?

1953

Give an example of an entertainment corporation created in 1997 that specializes in streaming media and video-on-demand.

Netflix

What electronic tennis game launched the video-game business to America in the early 1970s?

Pong

What does the medieval Latin verb 'advertere', from which the term advertising was derived, mean?

To direct one’s attention to

Name some of the various techniques used by advertisers.

Positioning, image-creation, mythologization, aestheticization, reality advertising, and simulation.

What was the first recorded advertising material during human civilization?

Outdoor signs displayed outside shops

What language is Filipino based on?

Tagalog

What term exemplifies what popular language is all about and what connotations it conveys?

Cool