“Today, Hitchcock’s fantasy of direct access to the brain is a reality in neurological operations such as deep-brain stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of patients with Parkinson’s disease. Experiments using the same technology aim to cure depression by stimulating more joyful emotional circuits. In turn, Hitchcock’s films are used by neuroscientists to study emotions in the brain.”
Category: media
The FCC Is About To Give You (Physical) Control Over Your Cable Box
“Even as computers, wireless phones and other electronic devices have become cheaper, the cost of renting cable boxes has been increasing. That’s because cable companies have made it incredibly hard for customers to buy and use their own machines.”
Directors Guild Awards Muddy The Oscar Waters Even More
“The Producers Guild of America gave its top prize to The Big Short and the Screen Actors Guild Award for best ensemble went to Spotlight. But the DGA Award now gives a boost to The Revenant, the tale of a 19th century fur trading fighting for his life.”
This Article Will Make You Question Everything About The Oscars, And The Sanity Of Those Who Want To Win One
“This year, with so many races up for grabs, the party circuit is wildly competitive – especially when you factor in that a huge chunk of a studio’s promotion budget used to be spent on buying ads in daily print trade papers. Now that Variety and The Hollywood Reporter are weeklies and online, that excess coinage is repurposed into flying talent to events.”
Could Limited Series Change The Way TV Is Made?
Quality-wise, there’s something quite logical about this evolution, especially for those who have watched a promising pilot but thought, “What on Earth are they going to do for season two?”
‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’ Creators On Their Relationship With Veracity And Why All Film Is Manipulation
“All the shows we get compared to are documentaries. We are a work of drama, and that sometimes allows us to go dig deeper. [But] even documentaries aren’t as truthful as you think they are. [If] someone says something in a documentary and you cut to someone else’s face, that filmmaker has made a decision.”
‘Jon Stewart Of Egypt’ To Get Series On U.S. Elections
The satirist Bassem Youssef, now in exile after one too many visits from Egyptian security forces, “will host The Democracy Handbook for F Comedy, Fusion’s new digital platform,” as part of the network’s 2016 election coverage. “The series … follows Youssef as he comes to America to learn the lessons of democracy.”
How To Measure A TV “Hit”? Right Now, It’s Anybody’s Guess
“Ah, passion – the elusive element of TV that networks are still trying to turn into a profit. Research departments try: They can look at tweets, or Facebook posts, or measure exactly how many minutes someone watches a program.” But still…
Nielsen Faces Sharp Criticisms Over The Way It Measures TV Viewership
“Nielsen, the 93-year-old company that has long operated an effective monopoly over television ratings in the United States, is facing blistering criticism from TV and advertising executives who see it as a relic of television’s rabbit-ears past as the digital revolution transforms how people consume entertainment. New competition — notably the $768 million merger this week of the media measurement companies comScore and Rentrak — is forcing Nielsen to evolve.”
Can YouTube Really Get People To Pay To Watch Videos?
“YouTube execs hesitate to compare their efforts to Netflix, Hulu or Amazon, but Red gives the streamer, which boasts more than 1 billion viewers, a foothold in the lucrative paid video business. It also diversifies YouTube’s business beyond its estimated $8 billion-plus in annual ad revenue.”