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Show TV10—THE HERALD,Provo. Utah, Monday, January 14, 1980 Sneak Preview Takes Probing Look at Media Do we control our media technology, or does it control us? Being aware of it makes the difference, says New York based independent with ‘Soundaround,” oni Channel 7 Monday at & P-m., as a lead-in to Luciano Pavorotti “Live from Met.” Recognizing that he's producer, Kit Laybourne, felt assaulted by the whose Media Probes radio blaring and by the series sneak-previews telephone dominating his life, Laybourne wanted to show the humanside of the mediun., consequently he's letting the viewer ask his own questions. Laybourne and his staff are concentrating on eight areas — sound, (airing the 14th), photography, language, who doesn’t know he lives with muzak, segues into in water,” he said. “I'm the news, home video; one of the fish seeing the 2000, design, political water. I always begin and srecene and Blobal endbyrealizing that each form was made by Oa media form has people, for people to subtle effects. The enjoy.” consumer is like a fish “Soundaround” starts the telephone and ends with a visit with a studio composer/engineer, Fred Weinberg whom Laybourne likens to a “20th century musical technologist, a hybrid, the likes of which was never here before.” Weinberg uses a console, the way a conductoruses his batton. Hosted by writer Tony in our office or your own home(yes, we do makehousecalls) The only authorize Beltone deoler in this areo, amt WHEN, 0HEL Ze) ‘aD WILE NS HEARING AID SERVICE '5-4146 234 West Center. Provo =4-HOUR SERVICE | o Le E-6 Processing only from Martin Photo ... and save energy ! Add Add Add Insulation Storm Windows Storm Doors © Fiberglass Rolled Batts R : ieeemaea © Several styles © Easy installation Meee . of. at areas © Do-lt-Yourslef Call Us inside, cold air out locally © Manufactured® © 3-week delivery Add Caulking . Protects against moisture and © Stops cold at your doorstep © Immediate weather © Stops air leakage © Keeps bugs delivery outside “ry Martin Photo wasthe first to offer you 8-hour processing on Kodacolor and now weoffer you another time saving service: E-6 processingof both roll and sheet films 7mm-11" wide in only 4 hours. This service is now available from Mondayto Friday. Now you can haveall your E-6 processed slides developed and mountedin just 4 hours with guaranteed professionalresults. % Ky ake For CME Kahn, “Soundaround” enters the ear's channels and makes peace with its sonorous signals. As background music, muzak is based on computer designed musical tempos, charted to affect our moods. We might resis. it for its Mediocrity, but its science is an art: We are whatwelisten to. Likewise the telephone is not only a communication’s tool, it is our priority — the lonely man’s answer to loneliness. When the phone rings, we answer it, despite the conversation we're engaged in. Wekiss it, as an extension of a loved one; we hit it, shake it and grip it tighter, when the conversation grows more incensed; we stare at it, waiting for it to ring. In short, wetreatit ina humanway. “The telephone changes things. It helps us becomecloser te a community. Long distance relationships: such as theone Tony and his girlfriend have had for years depend onit,” said Laybourne. a 1698 So, State in OremCL Advantage Of The Toy Credits | ‘D “ us \ RVICE 575.969 753 COLUMBIA LANE, PROVO |