Overview

"Of all winter sports, none is so widely watched and commented upon by the media as figure skating, which is often considered the Winter Olympics' centerpiece. This critical text examines the ways in which media attention has gradually altered and affected the sport, from the early appearances of Sonja Henie, to skating's gradual audience growth via television, and to the ramifications of the scandals in the 1994 and 2002 Olympics. The topic is illuminated by more than 30 interviews with commentators, skaters, producers, directors and others. In addition to numerous photos, illustrations show the compulsory figures for which ""figure skating"" got its name, as well as a sample of the charted-out ""camera blocking"" for TV directors. Appendices include collected anecdotes from early broadcasting experiences; a profile of broadcaster Jim McKay; and commentary from Carol Heiss on her 1961 musical Snow White and the Three Stooges."

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Author:   Kelli Lawrence ,  Verne Lundquist
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780786446087

ISBN 10:   0786446080
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   01 June 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword by Verne Lundquist      Introduction      1. From London 1908 to Hollywood 1948: Figure Skating Before Television      2. Barely a Small Screen Sport: Skating Through TV’s Golden Age      3. Ashes to Icons: TV and Figure Skating’s Alliance of the 1960s      4. When the Ways of Television Helped Change the Ways of the Sport (1969–73)      5. Skating Up Close and Personal in the 1970s      6. Big Deals and Bigger Personalities: Skating Meets the ’80s      7. Leaving Figures Behind: The Road from Calgary to Albertville      8. The Brightest Lights for the Darkest Reasons (1994)      9. Here a Skater, There a Skater: The Pro Explosion (1994–98)      10. The Saturation Point and the Saga of “Skategate”      11. Televised Skating Post-2002: The Hard Fall      12. Fragmented, Not Broken: Figure Skating Pushes Forward      Afterword      Appendix A: Profiles of Interviewees      Appendix B: Doug Wilson and the Art of Camera Blocking      Appendix C: Tales from the Trenches      Appendix D: Jim McKay, the Ultimate Professional ...Who Never Liked Figure Skating      Appendix E: When Heiss Met Hollywood      Appendix F: The “Nicely Done” Pool      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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Kelli Lawrence, an award-winning freelance writer and producer, has published in Skating, PSA Magazine, and several other publications. She lives in Indianapolis.

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