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Television Vocab
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality
hand-held
wipes
videotape
camera movement: tilt
2. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting
dialogue
telephoto lenses
narrowcasting
staging
3. When a shot had a narrow depth of field and part of the image is out of focus
rack of focus
offscreen space
fade-in
ellipsis
4. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene
extreme long shot
canted camera angle
crane shot
anthology drama
5. Targets media to specific segments of the audience
framing
monologue
anthology drama
narrowcasting
6. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image
keying
focal length
graphics
shot/reverse shot
7. From black to action. common when retuning from breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
fade-in
extreme long shot
vocal sounds
keying
8. When the viewer can become lost in the story. even in sci-fi as long as the world they are in seem relate-able to our world. realistic in form vs. content
hand-held
cut
offscreen space
naturalistic
9. 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
dissolves
extreme closeup
two shot west
two/three shot
10. VCR - DVR: digital technologies have given viewers more power to replay - redistribute - watch when convenient - fast forward commercials
two shot west
cultural representations
offscreen space
media technologies
11. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics
canted camera angle
graphics
video switcher
jump cut
12. Pacing edits can provide counterpoint to the music's beats
kinescope
environmental sound
rhythm
flashback
13. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
Convergence Era
fade-in
standard camera height
videotape
14. When camera is looking down at a character
sound effects
stedicam
graphics
high camera angle
15. Transparent paper that animations are drawn onto and then shot
fade-in
jump cut
cels
telephoto lenses
16. A (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
videotape
extreme closeup
framing
monologue
17. Waist up. distance allows viewers to see character's facial expressions. mimics a real life conversation. viewer doesn't feel too invasive
videotape
monologue
musical montage
medium shots
18. Cutting to a sequence occurring simultaneous in another location. creates suspense or thematic parallels
cross-cutting
diegesis
sound effects
ambient sound
19. Use short focal length. cause fisheye distortion. increase the depth of the shot
wide angle lenses
dissolves
animation
onscreen space
20. An edit where the shots do not sufficiently re-frame the action
jump cut
master shot
naturalistic
diegesis
21. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
high camera angle
focus
environmental sound
camera movement: tilt
22. 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
editing
medium shots
vocal performance
multi-camera live production
23. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques
sound effects
hand-held
narrowcasting
graphics
24. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry
cels
offscreen space
staging
focus
25. The formal characteristics that help express meaning independently of a text's context
flashback
style
split-screen
live-to-tape
26. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location
musical montage
sound effects
hand-held
extreme long shot
27. Viewers expect content to be believable and relate to their world-- tricky b/c TV is inherently unrealistic
wide angle lenses
theme songs
computer generated images
Realism
28. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres
two shot west
hand-held
textual form
cut
29. Moving cameras along a line. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
speed
camera movement: tracking
framing
ellipsis
30. Refers to the world representing in a program
diegesis
presentational
sound effects
long shots
31. Low cost of live production with the repeatability of telefilm. recorded on videotape and saved for a future broadcast
long take
computer generated images
fade-out
live-to-tape
32. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events
sound bridge
offscreen space
cels
flashback
33. Establishing shot of entire scene
editing
voiceover narration
master shot
style
34. 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
dialogue
cultural representations
telefilms
single camera
35. Presumably not heard by characters. can be either from audience or pre-recorded
diegesis
laugh track
Classic Network Era
theme songs
36. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic
telefilms
graphics
voiceover narration
flashback
37. Spacial relation between elements
split-screen
perspective
chroma key
onscreen space
38. Diegetic - and non-diegetic
split-screen
Convergence Era
music
musical montage
39. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
onscreen space
two shot west
rhythm
music
40. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences
high camera angle
video switcher
cross-fades
wipes
41. 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.
medium shots
ellipsis
Multi-Channel Era
flashback
42. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic
democratic regulations
screen direction
keying
hand-held
43. Based off industry's conception of how audience relate. Assert as set of ideas to unite viewers in their national identities as Americans (hegemony)
wide angle lenses
screen direction
sound bridge
cultural representations
44. Videotape allowed individual camera angles to be replayed in slow motion-- allowed for the growth of football
two shot west
perspective
instant replay
focal length
45. Use long focal length. captures images from far away. compresses the depth of the shot
telephoto lenses
voiceover narration
media technologies
music
46. We cannot loose ourselves in the programming because it is so artificial-- people don't randomly break out into song. very stylized. realistic in content vs. form-- ex: glee
presentational
rack of focus
high camera angle
theme songs
47. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption
staging
closeups
long take
fade-in
48. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
media technologies
camera movement: dolly
wide angle lenses
fade-out
49. Mobile-- on site. multiple takes from multiple angles - shot out of order
single camera
ellipsis
two shot west
fade-out
50. Eye level
standard camera height
computer generated images
Realism
medium shots