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Television Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Presumably not heard by characters. can be either from audience or pre-recorded






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






7. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






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






12. Spacial relation between elements






13. Eye level






14. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






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






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






19. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






20. When people are talking






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






30. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






33. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






36. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Images are created and animated digitally






43. When camera is looking down at a character






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






45. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






46. A particular character's sound






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






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






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






50. Targets media to specific segments of the audience