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Television Vocab

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1. Spacial relation between elements






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






3. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






5. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






6. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






9. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






10. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Motion of a given sequence






21. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






23. Establishing shot of entire scene






24. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






26. 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






27. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






28. 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






29. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Eye level






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






42. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






43. When people are talking






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






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






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






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






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






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






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