CAMPAIGN 88: PRIME TIME PRESIDENT - 1988 Democratic Convention.
CAMPAIGN 88: PRIME TIME PRESIDENT - 1988 Democratic Convention.
Master 11515 Tape 1 CAMPAIGN 88: PRIME TIME PRESIDENT - Documentary on the history of Presidental Campaingns and the part that the media plays in American politics. 1988 Democratic Convention.
CAMPAIGN 88: PRIME TIME PRESIDENT - 1988 Democratic Convention.
Shots of the preparation of an arena for the DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION of 1988, wide view of arena floor and podium under construction, close shots of the podium being assembled and lighting rigs and cameras being set up, like a huge TV show set.
CAMPAIGN 88: PRIME TIME PRESIDENT - 1988 Democratic Convention.
C/S JIMMY CARTER, says that politics is too driven by TV, that events don't count unless they get staged as media events.
CAMPAIGN 88: PRIME TIME PRESIDENT - 1988 Democratic Convention.
Shots of 1988 Democratic Convention arena.
CAMPAIGN 88: PRIME TIME PRESIDENT - 1988 Democratic Convention.
Hollywood TV producer GARY SMITH on the arena floor directing the "production", says he has tried to be sensitive not to make the Convention seem like a huge show devoid of substance. People hanging banners, etc.
CAMPAIGN 88: PRIME TIME PRESIDENT - 1988 Democratic Convention.
The next shot shows a choral director leading a big chorus through a showtune number "America: The Dream Goes On". EVANS v.o.-despite Smith's protestations, the Convention was in fact a big, ready-for-prime-time show, conventions are now mostly entertainment.