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Television Vocab

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






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






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






4. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






7. When camera is looking down at a character






8. Eye level






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






10. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






13. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






36. Establishing shot of entire scene






37. When people are talking






38. 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






39. 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.






40. When camera is looking up at a character






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






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






46. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






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






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