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By Shelly Kaufman
Gamecock Staff Writer
The Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences and the Broadcast
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selected John Lopiccolo, assistant
professor of broadcasting and
director of graduate studies at the
College of Journalism, as one of
three broadcasting educators
nationwide to participate in a
three-week cademy faculty
fellowship with Goodson-Toddman
Productions in Los Angeles.
"The purpose of the project was
to give broadcasting faculty
members exposure to national
level productions," Lopiccolo said.
"The design was like an internship
tor tacuity members to expand
their view of broadcasting, make it
less provincial and let them meet
the people involved in the various
production organizations of the
networks through firsthand observation."
GOODSON-TODDMAN is not
only the oldest, but also the major
producers of game shows in
television. Lopiccolo observed
production and programming for
only the game shows because of a
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and planning are involved in
producing the shows than the
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said Lopiccolo, "the final result of
a vast effort in production,
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produces the game and they spend
a great deal of time researching
the material and making up the
questions," Lopiccolo said.
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"Although the shows may not
have great social significance in
the scheme of things, some people
would say they can be stimulating
to education," Lopiccolo said.
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they get involved with word
main purpose is not to
t is to entertain. But
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did get something out
meanings and derivations, he
added.
" 'Card Sharks' takes some
pride in the fact that thev are
actually involved in current
events," Lopiccolo said. "They are
finding out and expressing the
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"Their (quiz shows) main
purpose is not to educate the
public," he said, "it is to entertain.
But they'd be overjoyed if they
found out that some people actually
did get something out of the
game."
"The effort that is invested in
maintaining the accuracy of
contest material is surnrisine "
Lopiccolo said. "The networks
take them very seriously."
ON "FAMILY FEUD" and
"Card Sharks," all of the answers
involve collecting raw, primary
data in the form of public polls,
according to Lopiccolo.
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questions, spending a great deal of
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questionnaires) and tabulating the
results," he said. ''There is such a
concern for honesty that it's
comincal."
Lopiccolo said he learned how
the shows are set up, the business
aspect of production and also the
technical aspects. He added,
however, that he was reassured in
knowing his knowledge of the field
is up-to-date.
"IN TERMS of the television
production, I didn't get a great
deal of information, "Lopiccolo
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that what I know is still fairly
accurate, that they really don't do
things that differently than South
Carolina ETV.
The internship was a pilot year
for the program, and Lopiccolo
was the first faculty member to
attend. The other two will attend
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Patricia Cranston of the University
of Washington and Manfred
Wolfram of Trinity College.
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