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Television Vocab

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1. Viewers expect content to be believable and relate to their world-- tricky b/c TV is inherently unrealistic






2. A particular character's sound






3. Low cost of live production with the repeatability of telefilm. recorded on videotape and saved for a future broadcast






4. Aka the master shot. offer more details of a scene. typically show the entire body-- hard to read gestures or convey emotion






5. VCR - DVR: digital technologies have given viewers more power to replay - redistribute - watch when convenient - fast forward commercials






6. Transparent paper that animations are drawn onto and then shot






7. Spacial relation between elements






8. The formal characteristics that help express meaning independently of a text's context






9. Footage sent to a control room and director indicates when to cut back and forth from each camera. 4th wall-- doesn't feel natural. rooted in theater






10. Rhythmically edits a number of visual sequence over a song that signals an emotional response






11. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions






12. Space that exists inside the frame.






13. Omitting intervening moments. used to condense time. turn a day in 30minutes






14. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events






15. Straps the camera to the operator to make it glide. attempts to be realistic






16. Use long focal length. captures images from far away. compresses the depth of the shot






17. An edit where the shots do not sufficiently re-frame the action






18. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space






19. When the camera is angled. provided a disorienting slant perspective






20. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






21. A popular form of early TV programming that brought live dramatic theater to television; influenced by stage plays - anthologies offered new teleplays - casts - directors - writers and sets from week to week






22. Audio and video in an edits are staggered: the next's scenes sound is heard before cutting to the shot






23. The technique that captures that image for viewers






24. Moving cameras that can wheel any direction. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space






25. Filmed TV show - sold to stations and syndicators to reduce financial risk. better quality than kinescope. allowed for flexibility in editing as well as single camera






26. The musical (instrumental) soundtrack that can define a scene's mood - tone - and genre. can help determine the genre. usually original compositions






27. Based off industry's conception of how audience relate. Assert as set of ideas to unite viewers in their national identities as Americans (hegemony)






28. These early versions of recordings were created by pointing a camera at a television and were the only way to preserve TV until much later






29. Cutting to a sequence occurring simultaneous in another location. creates suspense or thematic parallels






30. I love lucy - used multi camera to take in front of a live audience - but video signals weren't sent to the control room to edit live-- instead signals were recoded while the audio tape was mixed in. costly lucile footed the bill w/ husband desi. sho






31. Moving cameras along a line. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space






32. When people are talking






33. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






34. Chest up. provide facial detail without feeling overtly intrusive






35. Images are created and animated digitally






36. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques






37. Allows and isolated detail - object - or body part to fill the screen. commonly used to highlight a piece of evidence or object contributing to the narrative






38. Puts shots together into a larger program. appears almost unnoticeable






39. Space that exists outside the frame. can still be a part of the staging or when a character walks out of a room-- the story still follows them






40. When camera is looking up at a character






41. Motion of a given sequence






42. Mimics the motion of turning your head left or right






43. When camera is looking down at a character






44. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports






45. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






46. Graphically generated visuals are placed atop a video image. ex: credits or captions






47. Establishing shot of entire scene






48. Waist up. distance allows viewers to see character's facial expressions. mimics a real life conversation. viewer doesn't feel too invasive






49. Shift from dominant networks to cable and satellite. there was a wide range of target audiences. viewed TV as the central information and communication medium for the American public.






50. Refers to the world representing in a program