Video dipendenti o video intelligenti? Per un uso corretto della televisione

Erina Fazioli Biaggio, Edizioni Red, Milano 2009

“Lascia o raddoppia?” era una volta il fatidico quesito che Mike Buongiorno poneva ai suoi concorrenti, tenendo incollati davanti al piccolo schermo con il fiato sospeso milioni di telespettatori. Oggi, a distanza di quasi 50 anni, ci accorgiamo che quasi nulla è cambiato, anzi forse il consumo di televisione nelle famiglie è addirittura smodatamente aumentato. Il quesito allora che è opportuno farsi è quello di scegliere se essere “video dipendenti” o “video intelligenti” o, detto in altri termini, chiedersi se sappiamo riconoscere quando è il momento giusto per spegnere la televisione e dedicarsi ad altro.

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An Interview with Colin Brady

 Colin Brady is an American animator and film director. He has worked as lead animator, animation director, supervising animator and co-director with animated film powerhouses Pixar and Industrial Light & Magic. His credits have included Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, Men in Black II, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events and many others.

You have worked for Pixar, the firm which defines “quality as being the central part of its business plan”. Can you tell us what this means?

I believe that the underlying philosophy in Pixar is very much the same as when I used to work there. What distinguishes their products from others is the meticulous way in which the whole team works. They spend a great deal of time (seven years or so) and invest in large amounts of money to produce a product they retain perfect for public viewing. This reflects in their economic upturn which exceeds the amount of invested money in a project. Another business characteristic of Pixar is that the film production director follows the advice of all the team. I believe their secret lies in the synergy which has been developed between reciprocal listening and collective work throughout the whole team. This is where the leading force lies.

The role of the father figure in TV series

A conference was held at The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross on The Role of the Father Figure in TV fiction series on 22^nd and 23^rd April. TV series have become the key investment in the entertainment business in the last few years. This is in part because they can produce a good quality product with relatively low costs and in short time but also thanks to the mechanism of the series. In this way viewers grow attached to the characters and the story.