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Television Vocab

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1. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






2. Eye level






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






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






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






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






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






8. Space that exists inside the frame.






9. A particular character's sound






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. When people are talking






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






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






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






20. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






21. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






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






25. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






28. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






29. 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






30. 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






31. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






33. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






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






44. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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