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{"identifier":"DDP-Cellular_6312236435112","browse_author":"Dwight DeWerth-Pallmeyer (Director), Barry Levy (Editor (film or video)), Dwight DeWerth-Pallmeyer (Producer), Dwight DeWerth-Pallmeyer (Proprietor (Publisher Bloomsbury Video)) and Dwight DeWerth-Pallmeyer (Screenplay by)","subscription_list":["bvl_historyculturesch"],"titleByTitle":"Yes","isbn":9781350919525,"description":"A highly educational documentary on the impact that the smartphone has had on society, groups, couples and individuals around the planet. The film follows six individuals from Delaware County, adjacent to Philadelphia, and includes experts in medicine, psychology, teaching, and learning, who have concentrated their efforts on addressing the \"aftermath\" of this piece of the technological revolution. The film is divided into sections (suitable for group study) but flows as one fluent piece as well. The sections include: 1 Introduction and \"technopherence\" 2 Smartphone gratifications that can trigger dependency 3 Adolescence 4 Learning problems 5 Interpersonal difficulties 6 Loss of personal identity 7 Less productive work environments 8 Safety concerns 9 The advent of 5G 10 Solutions for dealing with smartphone dependency and addiction 11 Conclusion While a primary audience consists of high school and college students, it also serves parents, educators, and all who will learn to view the smartphone as the key technological instrument for continued social change and future technological growth. Produced, written and directed by Dwight DeWerth-Pallmeyer ; Editor: Barry Levy ; Senior Assistant: Paul Keenan Dwight Pallmeyer is a documentary producer, director, writer, actor, voiceover artist, andaudio/video editor. Cellular Aftershocks (2020) is the second documentary, he has written, produced, directed and narrated. This film examines how smartphone technology and a growing dependency on it, is leading to a variety of problems including: fragmented interpersonal relationships, depression, feelings of isolation, and loss of self-authenticity. It also poses growing safety concerns and provides a variety of solutions. Pallmeyer wrote and produced his first feature-length documentary, The Critics: Stories from the Inside Pages (2007) streaming at Artfilms. DeWerth-Pallmeyer has also acted in a number of dramatic shorts. Pallmeyer was a radio news director in Wyoming and in Illinois. He contributed numerous reports to National Public Radio, CBS Radio, and Monitor Radio. Pallmeyer taught Communication Studies at four universities from California to upstate New York for over three decades. He chaired the Communication Studies program at Widener University for 14 years. He served as the faculty advisor to radio stations at all four universities. Pallmeyer is a frequent contributor in media interviews for articles in a variety of publications including: Forbes.com, USAToday.com, FoxNews.com, the Christian Science Monitor, Philly.com, AZcentral.com, o.Canada.com, among others. Pallmeyer is the author of the book, The Audience In the News (Routledge) and of numerous book chapters, academic and popular articles.Pallmeyer earned his Ph.D. at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Language - English","videoId":6312236435112,"browse_view":"contentTypeBrowsePageIndexView","subscription":"bvl_historyculturesch","title":"Cellular Aftershocks: A World Increasingly Dependent on the Smartphone","xml_source":"bvl_historyculturesch_video-vra.xml","browse_search":"DDP-Cellular","videoPoster":"https://cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4171818645001/6a3c2ed7-3387-4e54-82c6-84bac1260cda/cbf52691-3109-4136-8c65-46d12fb18da9/1280x720/match/image.jpg","facets":"communicationAndInstantMessaging , Communication and instant messaging , internetThe , Internet, the , socialMedia , Social media , humanTechnologyInteraction , Human-technology interaction , technology , Technology , addiction , Addiction , future , Future , socialChange , Social change , _2000Present , 2000\u2013present , made_20202029 , 2020\u20132029 , english , English , unitedStates , United States , video , Video , media , Media , made_2000Present , 2000\u2013present , psychology , Psychology , northAmerica , North America , societyAndSocietalIssues , Society and societal issues , scienceTechnologyAndNature , Science, technology, and nature ,","contenttypeorder":3,"date_of_publication":2020,"productname":"bvl_all","id_search":"DDP-Cellular","facet":["_2000Present","addiction","communicationAndInstantMessaging","english","future","humanTechnologyInteraction","internetThe","made_2000Present","made_20202029","media","northAmerica","psychology","scienceTechnologyAndNature","socialChange","socialMedia","societyAndSocietalIssues","technology","unitedStates","video"],"contentType":"video","authors":"Dwight DeWerth-Pallmeyer~Barry Levy~Dwight DeWerth-Pallmeyer~Dwight DeWerth-Pallmeyer~Dwight DeWerth-Pallmeyer"}
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