Signal to Noise: Life With Television


60m 1996

Brief Synopsis

Multi-part, irreverent look at the business and pleasure of television and its impact on contemporary life. Uses short, stylistic segments and video essays to examine the hold this pervasive medium has on people's perceptions of themselves, their world and the future.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

Multi-part, irreverent look at the business and pleasure of television and its impact on contemporary life. Uses short, stylistic segments and video essays to examine the hold this pervasive medium has on people's perceptions of themselves, their world and the future.

Crew

Barbara Abrash

Producer

Louis Alvarez

Segment Producer

Kelly Anderson

Coproducer

Jerome Annum

Original Music

Justin Asher

Original Music

Charles Atlas

Segment Director

Charles Atlas

Production Consultant

Charles Atlas

Other

Richard Audino

Grip

Patricia Aufderheide

Editing

Patricia Aufderheide

Editor

Jules Backus

Camera

J C Bagdadi

Camera

Annie Ballard

Art Director

Jamal Banks

Sound

Jodi Barios

Other

Robert Beck

Other

Rebecca Berman

Segment Associate Producer

Rebecca Berman

Researcher

Lois Bianchi

Advisor

Lyle Bickey

Production Assistant

Dan Bigelow

Photography

Dora Birnbaum

Other

Skip Blumberg

Segment Producer

Kip Bogdahn

Gaffer

Hilda Borem

Art Director

Deirdre Boyle

Advisor

Thomas Brady

Production Assistant

Koucyilo Brooke

Photography

Kevin Brown

Sound Recordist

Mary Brown

Segment Producer

Mariana Cardosa

Production Assistant

Rangan Chakravarty

Researcher

Leroy Chen

Sound

Judy Chin

Makeup

Cheryl Chisolm

Advisor

Michael Cho

Segment Producer

Maria Del Mor Cholulson

Production Coordinator

Eileen Clancy

Segment Associate Producer

Julien Colbeck

Music

Kecia Cole

Production Assistant

Ione Cottis

Production Assistant

Jane Cottis

Production Assistant

Norman Cowie

Segment Producer

Duane Cunningham

Segment Producer

Robert Davenport

Other

Maggie De La Cuesta

Production Assistant

Richard Demaio

Editor

Helen Dimichiell

Field Producer

Loni Ding

Advisor

Paolo Dinola

Original Music

Paul Dougherty

Editor

Latoya Edwards

Producer

Peter Eggers

On-Line Editor

Billy Erb

Original Music

Tim Farrell

On-Line Editor

Mary Feaster

Music

Beth Federici

Production Assistant

Patrick Finnegan

Grip

Su Friedrich

Camera

David Fuentes

Segment Producer

Anne Garfinkel

Advisor

Anna Geyer

Production Assistant

Paul Gibson

Camera

John J Godfrey

Other

Tomi Gold

Segment Director

Annie Goldson

Advisor

John Gooch

Sound

Sovonto Green

Camera

Harvey Greenstein

Creative Consultant

Yosef Grunfeld

Editor

Ned Hallick

Gaffer

David Hammett

Gaffer

Joanna Hartell

Production Assistant

Gary Heinmann

Sound

Bob Hercules

Field Producer

Kathy High

Camera

Kathy High

Segment Producer

Yuval Hod

Sound Recordist

Bill Irwin

Other

Jim Jack

Sound Recordist

Lillian Jimenez

Advisor

Wesley Jones

Production Associate

Isaac Julien

Consultant

Isaac Julien

Segment Producer

Rick Jungers

Camera

Ed Kadysewski

Camera

Tom Kalin

Consultant

Judy Karp

Sound Recordist

Chris Kellett

Sound

Lesli Klainberg

Line Producer

Andrew Kolker

Segment Producer

Kelly Korzon

Editor

Eric Kuehnopfel

On-Line Editor

Ellen Kuras

Camera

Ellen Kuras

Director Of Photography

Ernest Larson

Production Coordinator

Ernest Larson

Advisor

Herman Law

Camera

Song Lee

Production Assistant

Barbara Li

Accountant

Lana Lin

Editor

Valerie Linson

Archival Footage

Mark Lipson

Producer

Mark Lipson

Photography

Mike Love

Song

Martin Lucas

Sound Recordist

Mary Manhardt

Editor

Angela Martenez

Production Assistant

James J Mase

Sound Recordist

Bienvenida Matias

Consultant

Stephen Mccarthy

Camera

Stephen Mccarthy

Director Of Photography

Jane Mcnamara

Researcher

Tal Mcthenia

Associate Producer

Cara Mertes

Producer

Cara Mertes

Writer

Cara Mertes

Executive Producer

Farrol Mertes

Photography

Branda Miller

Consultant

Mike Miller

Researcher

Peter G. Miller

Sound Recordist

Toby Miller

Advisor

Sherry Millner

Segment Producer

M Watanabe Milmore

Editor

Daniel Minahan

Segment Producer

Emily Mode

Production Assistant

Paul Moraio

Other

Daniel Moyer

Camera

Sharon Mullally

Editor

Frances Negron-muntaner

Segment Producer

Richard Neill

Photography

Linda Nicholas

Makeup

Michele Novazio

Original Music

Eva Obregon-blasco

Post-Production Assistant

Steve Onopa

Sound

Barbara Osborne

Consultant

Tashiaki Ozawa

Gaffer

John Palakas

Segment Producer

Bertha Palenzuela

Production Assistant

Laura Parnes

Art Director

Ted Parsons

Driver

Cyrille Phipps

Segment Director

Cyrille Phipps

Segment Producer

Anna Pivarnik Walker

Associate Editor

Liss Platt

Segment Producer

Nom June Poik

Other

Tom Poole

Segment Producer

Tom Poole

Segment Director

Rich Pooler

Production Assistant

Deidre Reid

Producer

Bob Richman

Camera

Chris Riess

Photography

Alex Rivera

Production Assistant

Steven Robinson

Sound

Ramon Rodgers

Sound

Aliet Rogaar

Other

Caryn Rogoff

Production Coordinator

Carol Rosegg

Photography

Andrew Ross

Advisor

Bonnie Rowan

Researcher

Allen Rucker

Other Writer

Allen Rucker

Advisor

Lorilyn Sanchez

Other

Cathy Scott

Segment Producer

Ruth Sergel

Assistant Camera Operator

Jason Simon

Segment Producer

George Sosa

Segment Director

George Sosa

Segment Producer

Irene Sosa

Camera

Ellen Spiro

Field Producer

Florence Squassi-swanstrom

Researcher

Martin Steele

Camera

Janet Sternburg

Advisor

Robert Stone

Segment Producer

Robert Sullivan

Sound Recordist

J T Takagi

Sound

J T Takagi

Sound Recordist

Mark Tang

Camera

Rahdi Taylor

Other

The Edge

Music

Vo-megn Thoj

Other

Juan Torres

Sound

Jean Touissant

Producer

Cyndy Turnig

Production Assistant

Michelle Vallodores

Production Coordinator

James D. Vance

Art Director

Frank Verderosa

Sound Mixer

Frank Verderosa

Sound Designer

Juli Vissay

Production Assistant

Martha Wallner

Consultant

Susan Ward

Production Assistant

Andy Warhol

Other

Elizabeth Wick

Grip

Brian Wilson

Song

Dan Wolworth

Camera

Sunny Woodali

Other

Paul Woodfin

Accountant

Adrianne Wortzel

Production Assistant

Fawn Yacker

Camera

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Quotes

Trivia