Post #16 - Lecture - Electronic Media and Performance

 Electronic media is media that uses electricity, used for the betterment of humanity and in order to help people with daily problems along with making them easier. From the improvement of transportation with the first car to fast metros that go hundreds of miles per hour. The first form of communication included and most popular was the telegraph. The first telephone was invented by Graham Bell, which was at the time only used for one-way communication, unlike modern times in which it is used as entertainment as well. As entertainment became more explored with technology the record player was created in order for people to be able to hear music without a live musician or a radio. Dickson invented the first film camera, which allowed different types of entertainment to be filmed and used. With the popularity of. television in the 1950s news and media became more reachable to others allowing people to become more informed about what is happening around them. However, just how it can be good, it can also have a bad side to eat, in the way that it can influence those who may be susceptible to being influenced in what others may say in the media. I believe that herd mentality is something that is affecting society in modern times because of how much it can influence people's lives. One of the most amazing tv showings was the moon landing, which was one of the moments in which all of the US united to watch such a feat. However because of certain speculations on the believability of the moon landing, maybe because of the lack of knowledge of people who might not have believed to was real because it s in a screen and was not able to seen in person. Benjamin believes that people are interested in those things that might not be acceptable but also with somethings in th media that might be glorified or over exaggerated it can affect the opinions of those who watch it. Some advantages and disadvantages of media are some of the following: something that has been researched is that becas of the media and the way in which affects us has actually caused us in the way that we learn. A new type of art also emerged with electric media art, with decollages being a style in which an artist would rip posters up and create a piece out of what remains behind. In performance art artists go through many different things in order to convey the message they want across.