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Television Vocab

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






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






3. The basic unit of editing. an instant switch from one shot to another. re-frames the visual perspective on the action






4. When graphic images are incorporated into traditionally shot programming. used to create creatures or complex effects-- sci fi and horror






5. A (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor






6. 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






7. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image






8. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences






9. 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






10. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






12. Space that exists inside the frame.






13. 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






14. When camera is looking down at a character






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






16. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)






17. The technique that captures that image for viewers






18. The back and forth editing between closeups in a dialogue






19. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states






20. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject






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






22. Videotape allowed individual camera angles to be replayed in slow motion-- allowed for the growth of football






23. 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.






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






25. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics






26. Pacing edits can provide counterpoint to the music's beats






27. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






28. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






29. Presumably not heard by characters. can be either from audience or pre-recorded






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






31. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






38. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic






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






40. 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






41. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






47. Use short focal length. cause fisheye distortion. increase the depth of the shot






48. Rarely has an impacts on viewers comprehension. works to convey naturalism






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






50. When images overlap - one to another. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space`







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