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Television Vocab

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






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






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. 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






5. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






6. 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.






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






8. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






11. Eye level






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






13. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. A particular character's sound






34. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






36. 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






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






38. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






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