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Television Vocab

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






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






3. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






14. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






15. 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






16. 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






17. Motion of a given sequence






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






19. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






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






23. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






25. 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






26. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






28. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






31. Eye level






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






50. Where two/three people converse in the frame