February 2021
Intermediate to advanced
184 pages
4h 7m
English
Parent and consumer groups are aware that children are watching programming at a much younger age than ever before. Programs aimed at preschoolers have a particular set of rules all of their own: no fast cutting and little overlapping dialogue; simple staging without a lot of inter-cutting; pauses placed in between important ideas for young minds to catch up; dialogue and action paced in a gentle, non-threatening way; and large friendly colors with little shadows or effects (Fig 78).

FIG 78Image from the TV show Peep and the Big Wide World. (Copyright 2004, WGBH Educational Foundation. “Peep,” “Chirp,” and ...
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