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Television Vocab

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






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






3. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






4. Where two/three people converse in the frame






5. Spacial relation between elements






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. When camera is looking down at a character






24. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






25. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






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






29. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






31. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






34. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






47. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






49. 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






50. Refers to the world representing in a program