During the 1950’s many things had changed but perhaps the thing that changed everything the most was the television. It brought a big change to how people lived their lives back then. More and more people were beginning to use television as a way to keep connected to the culture of the fifties.<\/p>\n
Not only were people using television to watch the news but they were also using it to see what was popular at that time. People, young adults especially, would watch television shows that would showcase the latest talent. Now they could watch an artist from their own home if it was not possible to go to see them in person. Also many television sitcoms were gaining popularity.<\/p>\n
Shows of the fifties would be broadcasted live and that took a lot of talent to do. The actors would be performing to their audiences live and if they made a mistake than everyone would see it. Also the commercials were live. That was another thing that changed as televisions progressed as agencies were now paying to have their advertisements broadcasted. That way families at home could see their product and not just read about it in the paper or hear about it from the radio or their friends.<\/p>\n
Later in the fifties television began to be filmed prior to being aired. That way the show could be perfected to how the director and the actors wanted it to be. There was more leeway as for how it was recorded and less pressure as to how the show came across. Also the quality of commercials increased. Such as if the product being advertised was a car, the producers could show a clip of the car being driven. Whereas before that could not be done as the commercials used to be live. Out of all of the new technologies of the fifties the television had the most significant impact on the lives of the American people because of these reasons. It changed the way people learned about pop culture, news and products that were being sold. <\/p>\n
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