The Hbo Effect

Download or read book The HBO Effect written by Dean J. DeFino and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No advertisers to please, no censors to placate, no commercial interruptions every eleven minutes, demanding cliffhangers to draw viewers back after the commercial breaks: HBO has re-written the rules of television; and the result has been nothing short of a cultural ground shift. The HBO Effect details how the fingerprints of HBO are all over contemporary film and television. Their capability to focus on smaller markets made shows like Sex and the City, The Sopranos, The Wire, and even the more recent Game of Thrones and Girls, trigger shows on basic cable networks to follow suit. HBO pioneered the use of HDTV and the widescreen format, production and distribution deals leading to market presence, and the promotion of greater diversity on TV (discussing issues of class and race). The HBO Effect examines this rich and unique history for clues to its remarkable impact upon television and popular culture. It's time to take a wide-angle look at HBO as a producer of American culture.

Download or read book HBO's Treme and Post-Katrina Catharsis written by Dominique Gendrin and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, outsiders will have two versions of the Katrina experience. One version will be the images they recall from news coverage of the aftermath. The other will be the intimate portrayal of the determination of New Orleans residents to rebuild and recover their lives. HBO’s Treme offers outsiders an inside look into why New Orleanians refused to abandon a place that many questioned should not be rebuilt after the levees failed. This critically acclaimed series expanded the boundaries of television making in its format, plot, casting, use of music, and realism-in-fictionalized-TV. However, Treme is not just a story for the outside gaze on New Orleans. It was a very local, collaborative experience where the show’s creators sought to enlist the city in a commemorative project. Treme allowed many in the city who worked as principals, extras, and who tuned in as avid viewers to heal from the devastation of the disaster as they experimented with art, imitating life, imitating art. This book examines the impact of HBOs Treme not just as television making, but in the sense in which television provides a window to our worlds. The book pulls together scholarship in media, communications, gender, area studies, political economy, critical studies, African American studies and music to explain why Treme was not just about television.

Download or read book Handbook on Hyperbaric Medicine written by Daniel Mathieu and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-08-18 with total page 797 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decade since the first Handbook on Hyperbaric Medicine has seen major advances: studies have clarified the actions of hyperbaric oxygenation; clinical practice is becoming more scientific; various organisational and operational guidelines are now widely accepted. This new Handbook arises from the EU Co-operation in Science and Technology (COST) programme for hyperbaric medicine, COST B14, in combination with the results of a number of recent experimental and clinical studies.

Download or read book History by HBO written by Rebecca Weeks and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The television industry is changing, and with it, the small screen's potential to engage in debate and present valuable representations of American history. Founded in 1972, HBO has been at the forefront of these changes, leading the way for many network, cable, and streaming services into the "post-network" era. Despite this, most scholarship has been dedicated to analyzing historical feature films and documentary films, leaving TV and the long-form drama hungry for coverage. In History by HBO: Televising the American Past, Rebecca Weeks fills the gap in this area of media studies and defends the historiographic power of long-form dramas. By focusing on this change and its effects, History by HBO outlines how history is crafted on television and the diverse forms it can take. Weeks examines the capabilities of the long-form serial for engaging with historical stories, insisting that the shift away from the network model and toward narrowcasting has enabled challenging histories to thrive in home settings. As an examination of HBO's unique structure for producing quality historical dramas, Weeks provides four case studies of HBO series set during different periods of United States history: Band of Brothers (2001), Deadwood (2004–2007), Boardwalk Empire (2012–2014), and Treme (2010–2013). In each case, HBO's lack of advertiser influence, commitment to creative freedom, and generous budgets continue to draw and retain talent who want to tell historical stories. Balancing historical and film theories in her assessment of the roles of mise-en–scène, characterization, narrative complexity, and sound in the production of effective historical dramas, Weeks' evaluation acts as an ode to the most recent Golden Age of TV, as well as a critical look at the relationship between entertainment media and collective memory.

Download or read book The Netflix Effect written by Kevin McDonald and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Netflix is the definitive media company of the 21st century. It was among the first to parlay new Internet technologies into a successful business model, and in the process it changed how consumers access film and television. It is now one of the leading providers of digitally delivered media content and is continually expanding access across a host of platforms and mobile devices. Despite its transformative role, however, Netflix has drawn very little critical attention-far less than competitors such as YouTube, Apple, Amazon, Comcast, and HBO. This collection addresses this gap, as the essays are designed to critically explore the breadth and diversity of Netflix's effect from a variety of different scholarly perspectives, a necessary approach considering the hybrid nature of Netflix, its inextricable links to new models of media production, distribution, viewer engagement and consumer behavior, its relationship to existing media conglomerates and consumer electronics, its capabilities as a web-based service provider and data network, and its reliance on a broader technological infrastructure.

Download or read book Stress, the Role of Catecholamines and Other Neurotransmitters written by Earl Usdin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hyperbaric Medicine Practice, 4th Edition written by Dr. Harry T. Whelan and published by Best Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 1112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A textbook may sometimes gain the unusual trait of longevity beyond all other books - it can be revised and remain a primary source of information for generations of students. Hyperbaric Medicine Practice seems destined to become such a book. This 4th edition, edited by Harry T. Whelan, pays tribute to its original author, Dr. Kindwall, who died in 2012. It also adds new information of interest to all in the field of diving and clinical hyperbaric medicine. Most chapters have been written or revised by new authors, but many have returned to update their chapters. New chapters include indications for hyperbaric oxygen treatment subjects recently approved for treatment such as idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss and central retinal vein occlusion. There are also chapters on submarine rescue and problems that pertain to technical and rebreather diving. This book will be an important addition to the library of physicians in clinical hyperbaric medicine and those involved with divers—recreational, commercial, and military—as well as other professionals who care for them. - comments by Henry J.C. Schwartz, MD, FACP New Information and Updates in the Fourth Edition Indications for the Use of HBO2 - Completely re-written chapters on basis for HBO2 therapy of Radiation Necrosis and Burns - New clinical trial data for traumatic brain injuries - Tabulation of almost all published cases of hyperbaric oxygen used for refractory osteomyelitis and the new CPT codes needed for reimbursements - Updates on the multiplace hyperbaric chamber with monitoring and provisions for critical care and carbon monoxide emergency - A new complete description of the multiplace hyperbaric chamber as a medical device - Improved illustrations and better clarification for the use of hyperbaric oxygen for crush injuries - Totally new chapter on the role of hyperbaric oxygen for fracture management - Complications and Contraindications for the Use of HBO2 - Completely re-written chapter on the contraindications and relative risks, and the management recommendations - Completely re-written chapter on complications and the management recommendations - Updated details on use of medications and indications for myringotomy The Science of HBO2 - Additional basic science and clinical data regarding HBO2 management of infectious diseases - Completely re-written chapter on basis for HBO2 therapy of Infectious Diseases - Updates on mechanism of action of HBO2 and preconditioning - Added human and animal literature section utilizing hyperbaric oxygen for brown recluse spider bite - Re-written evidence-based recommendations for use of hyperbaric oxygen for brown recluse spider bite - New innovative research developed in Brazil when the first lines of hyperbaric medicine therapy history in South America were written. - Introduces challenging questions to readers including: Should we try HBO2 for Hansen’s disease in present day? Is there any better way to increase oxygen toxicity against Mycobacterium leprae than methylene blue? - All new hyperbaric oxygen mechanism chapter complimented by exceptionally well-illustrated figures - New approach to appreciating the mechanisms of hyperbaric oxygen with primary effects that occur immediately and secondary effects that are long standing and generally require repetitive treatments - In-depth discussion about the physiological, cellular and molecular response to exogenous ketone supplementation and ketogenic diet - New section on pharmacokinetic disposition of drugs in HBO2 New section on antibiotic interactions Updated literature on pharmacodynamics interactions Fully updated discussion on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in pediatrics including risks and benefits, practical considerations, indications and controversies and oxygen administration schedules Discussion of latest information on pediatric disease indications for hyperbaric oxygen therapy and current controversies Updated recommendations for pediatric psychological preparation and sedation