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Television Vocab

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






2. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






4. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






5. Refers to the world representing in a program






6. 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






7. Establishing shot of entire scene






8. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space






9. 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






10. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






11. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






13. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene






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






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






16. 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






17. Eye level






18. Space that exists inside the frame.






19. 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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






31. When camera is looking up at a character






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Images are created and animated digitally






40. When people are talking






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






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






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






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






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






46. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






49. Videotape allowed individual camera angles to be replayed in slow motion-- allowed for the growth of football






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