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Television Vocab

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1. 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






2. Space that exists inside the frame.






3. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






11. Images are created and animated digitally






12. A particular character's sound






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






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






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






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






17. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






36. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






39. 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






40. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






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






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






45. When people are talking






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






47. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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