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Television Vocab

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






2. 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






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






4. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






7. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






10. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






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






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






25. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






27. 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






28. Transparent paper that animations are drawn onto and then shot






29. 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






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






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






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






33. Motion of a given sequence






34. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






36. 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.






37. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






47. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






48. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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







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