SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Television Vocab
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
journalism-and-media
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. When people are talking
cross-fades
single camera
vocal sounds
vocal performance
2. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
anthology drama
Multi-Channel Era
fade-out
onscreen space
3. The back and forth editing between closeups in a dialogue
animation
media technologies
shot/reverse shot
computer generated images
4. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events
dialogue
cross-cutting
flashback
staging
5. When the camera is angled. provided a disorienting slant perspective
textual form
keying
canted camera angle
two shot west
6. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC
vocal performance
camera movement: dolly
laugh track
democratic regulations
7. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -
Multi-Channel Era
videotape
two shot west
Classic Network Era
8. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location
media technologies
extreme long shot
stedicam
hand-held
9. VCR - DVR: digital technologies have given viewers more power to replay - redistribute - watch when convenient - fast forward commercials
media technologies
instant replay
low camera angle
music
10. The technique that captures that image for viewers
camerawork
stedicam
narrowcasting
fade-in
11. 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
telefilms
sound effects
standard camera height
onscreen space
12. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
wipes
single camera
canted camera angle
framing
13. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image
vocal sounds
single camera
focal length
jump cut
14. Mimics the motion of turning your head left or right
staging
camera movement: pan
style
computer generated animation
15. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions
sound effects
musical montage
extreme closeup
sound bridge
16. The entire visual world is created non-photographically
hand-held
textual form
animation
cross-cutting
17. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic
hand-held
computer generated animation
camera movement: tracking
dialogue
18. 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.
offscreen space
wipes
two shot west
Multi-Channel Era
19. Videotape allowed individual camera angles to be replayed in slow motion-- allowed for the growth of football
long shots
music
instant replay
cels
20. Mobile-- on site. multiple takes from multiple angles - shot out of order
canted camera angle
score
single camera
onscreen space
21. Images are created and animated digitally
multi-camera live production
screen direction
computer generated animation
staging
22. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
fade-in
computer generated images
music
two shot west
23. Rarely has an impacts on viewers comprehension. works to convey naturalism
media technologies
live-to-tape
environmental sound
focal length
24. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports
environmental sound
diegesis
chroma key
telephoto lenses
25. 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
style
speed
shot/reverse shot
naturalistic
26. Omitting intervening moments. used to condense time. turn a day in 30minutes
multi- camera telefilm studio production
wipes
ellipsis
Realism
27. When a shot had a narrow depth of field and part of the image is out of focus
screen direction
instant replay
wipes
rack of focus
28. Motion of a given sequence
telefilms
fade-in
video switcher
speed
29. When graphic images are incorporated into traditionally shot programming. used to create creatures or complex effects-- sci fi and horror
computer generated animation
presentational
computer generated images
stedicam
30. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques
Classic Network Era
cultural representations
narrowcasting
graphics
31. When camera is looking up at a character
theme songs
high camera angle
video switcher
low camera angle
32. Pacing edits can provide counterpoint to the music's beats
diegesis
Classic Network Era
live-to-tape
rhythm
33. Moving cameras that can wheel any direction. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
canted camera angle
camera movement: dolly
offscreen space
animation
34. Rhythmically edits a number of visual sequence over a song that signals an emotional response
Multi-Channel Era
jump cut
musical montage
wipes
35. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
media technologies
Convergence Era
two shot west
flashback
36. Eye level
multi-camera live production
standard camera height
Convergence Era
camera movement: tracking
37. Audio and video in an edits are staggered: the next's scenes sound is heard before cutting to the shot
cultural representations
sound bridge
framing
ellipsis
38. When camera is looking down at a character
camera movement: pan
cut
high camera angle
wide angle lenses
39. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states
sililoquies
dissolves
cut
rack of focus
40. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)
naturalistic
theme songs
textual form
high camera angle
41. Diegetic - and non-diegetic
music
naturalistic
editing
medium shots
42. Waist up. distance allows viewers to see character's facial expressions. mimics a real life conversation. viewer doesn't feel too invasive
environmental sound
rack of focus
telephoto lenses
medium shots
43. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption
cross-cutting
rack of focus
monologue
long take
44. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression
instant replay
closeups
computer generated images
monologue
45. Viewers expect content to be believable and relate to their world-- tricky b/c TV is inherently unrealistic
vocal performance
telephoto lenses
Realism
cultural representations
46. Straps the camera to the operator to make it glide. attempts to be realistic
long shots
voiceover narration
stedicam
wide angle lenses
47. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality
multi-camera live production
videotape
laugh track
Classic Network Era
48. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
vocal sounds
camera movement: pan
camera movement: tilt
musical montage
49. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry
focus
music
presentational
telephoto lenses
50. 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
fade-in
multi-camera live production
speed
multi- camera telefilm studio production