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Television Vocab

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1. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






2. When people are talking






3. Motion of a given sequence






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






5. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






6. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. A particular character's sound






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






24. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






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






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






29. When camera is looking down at a character






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






31. Where two/three people converse in the frame






32. We cannot loose ourselves in the programming because it is so artificial-- people don't randomly break out into song. very stylized. realistic in content vs. form-- ex: glee






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






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






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






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. 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






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






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






40. Eye level






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






42. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






45. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






47. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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