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Remote Control

Children, Media Consumption & the Changing American Family

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The average American child spends over 40 hours per week consuming media, the equivalent of a full-time job. This means that by the time children born today turn 30, they will have spent an entire decade of their lives in front of some type of screen. Remote Control, based on the findings of the Kaiser Family Foundation's landmark study Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8 to 18-year-olds, examines the implications of this unprecedented level of exposure. Putting a human face on the report's statistical findings, filmmaker Bob McKinnon explores the media habits of two families, supplementing their powerful personal insights with testimony from media experts, educators, and policymakers. Remote Control offers a fascinating look at the centrality of media in our lives, revealing far-reaching effects that we are only beginning to understand, and suggesting ways we might begin to help our children live a life instead of watching one.

Duration: 38 min
ISBN: 1-932869-36-0
Date Produced: 2007

Subtitles: English

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Filmmaker Info
Filmmaker: Bob McKinnon
Associate Producer: Marci Lacenere
Director of Photography: James Arbona
Cameraman: Eddison Santos
Illustrations: Pat Giles
Editorial Consultant: Jeremy Kessler
Music: Will Platt-Higgins

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"This video doesn’t say that all television watching is bad. And the content of individual programs children watch is not the primary concern. It’s the amount of hours spent watching, and what that is crowding out. Marie Winn, author of The Plug-In Drug, says time in front of a screen is replacing unstructured play time. 'Play is the work of little kids,' Winn says, but this important factor in child development has declined 25% between 1981 and 1997, according to the video. Recommended."
- Educational Media Reviews Online

Press Reviews
Parents Must Monitor Media Usage
Pekin Daily Times | November 16, 2009

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