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Television Vocab

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






2. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






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






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






7. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Footage sent to a control room and director indicates when to cut back and forth from each camera. 4th wall-- doesn't feel natural. rooted in theater






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Space that exists inside the frame.






20. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






22. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






24. 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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. When people are talking






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






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






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