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Huston, Aletha C.; And Others – Journal of Communication, 1981
Presents a taxonomy of formal features of television and examines ways in which these features are used in current productions for children. Coding categories for formal features include action, pace, visual events, and auditory features. Concludes that commercial producers stress formal features as much or more than content. (PD)
Descriptors: Animation, Cartoons, Children, Childrens Television