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Television Vocab

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1. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






3. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






12. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Establishing shot of entire scene






18. Space that exists inside the frame.






19. Everything that takes place in front of the camera: set. props - lighting - costume - makeup - and actor movements and performance






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






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






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






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






37. When a shot had a narrow depth of field and part of the image is out of focus






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






39. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






40. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






41. Where two/three people converse in the frame






42. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






43. When camera is looking up at a character






44. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location






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






46. 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






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






48. A particular character's sound






49. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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