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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. A particular character's sound






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






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






8. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






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






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






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






14. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions






15. Eye level






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






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






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






19. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






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






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






24. Images are created and animated digitally






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Presumably not heard by characters. can be either from audience or pre-recorded






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






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






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






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






34. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






37. Can be incidental (footsteps or crown laughing) or artificially enhanced. creates a richer environment






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






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






40. Space that exists inside the frame.






41. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






43. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






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






47. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






48. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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