Split Screens? Television in East Germany, 1952–89
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23213452 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heather Gumbert (0000-0002-6084-7399, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Pages | 146-164 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Mass Media, Culture and Society in Twentieth-Century Germany (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9780230800939_9 |
| OpenAlex | W2399703515 |
| ISBN | 9780230800939 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
In June 2002 the 'Friends of the German Film Archive', a non-profit group and operator of the Arsenal movie house on Potsdamer Platz, held a symposium and film screening on the subject of East and West German television crime thrillers from the 1950s and early 1960s. The meeting was well attended both by media scholars and the wider public, some of whom remembered viewing the shows when they were first aired. The discussion, based for the most part on the recollections of television pioneers — including directors Hans-Joachim Hildebrandt and Jürgen Roland, and actors Hannelore Elsner and Helmut Lange — was a fascinating look at the early years of television, an era before recording technology when television workers produced television live. Panelists' comments ranged widely on issues common to both systems in the early years of television, from the pros and cons of available technologies, to the production schedule, the difficulties of acting for and broadcasting live television, and even the relative lack of respect the medium enjoyed among Germans in the 19505.1 But the harmonious and even jovial tone set early in the forum soon gave way to deeper tensions. One panelist referred to the crime thriller Blaulicht as merely the German Democratic Republic's (GDR) answer to the West German Stahlnetz series, a claim vigorously denied by Blaulicht's longtime director, Hans-Joachim Hildebrandt.KeywordsFederal RepublicCentral CommitteeGerman Democratic RepublicTelevision ServiceAesthetic ExperimentationThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |