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Television Vocab

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






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






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. When people are talking






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






6. Footage sent to a control room and director indicates when to cut back and forth from each camera. 4th wall-- doesn't feel natural. rooted in theater






7. 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






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






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






10. When camera is looking down at a character






11. Motion of a given sequence






12. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






13. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image






22. A particular character's sound






23. When camera is looking up at a character






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






25. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






26. Establishing shot of entire scene






27. 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.






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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