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Television Vocab

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






2. 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






3. 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






4. When camera is looking up at a character






5. Mobile-- on site. multiple takes from multiple angles - shot out of order






6. Establishing shot of entire scene






7. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -






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






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. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






12. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






15. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






16. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






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






25. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






26. Can be incidental (footsteps or crown laughing) or artificially enhanced. creates a richer environment






27. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






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






31. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming






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






33. From black to action. common when retuning from breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space






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






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






36. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres






37. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene






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






39. Sequence is consistent. one character is always on the left - other on the right. avoids distorting






40. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously






41. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.






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






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






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






45. When people are talking






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






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






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






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






50. Refers to the world representing in a program