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Television Vocab

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






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






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






4. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






7. Where two/three people converse in the frame






8. 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






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






10. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption






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






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






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






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






15. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject






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






17. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






24. When people are talking






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






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






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






28. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






31. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






33. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






35. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






36. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






39. Viewers expect content to be believable and relate to their world-- tricky b/c TV is inherently unrealistic






40. 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






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






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






43. A (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor






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






45. Spacial relation between elements






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






47. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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