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Television Vocab
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Straps the camera to the operator to make it glide. attempts to be realistic
medium shots
closeups
cross-fades
stedicam
2. Use short focal length. cause fisheye distortion. increase the depth of the shot
extreme closeup
multi-camera live production
wide angle lenses
perspective
3. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC
camera movement: pan
democratic regulations
computer generated animation
video switcher
4. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic
narrowcasting
voiceover narration
telephoto lenses
score
5. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports
telephoto lenses
monologue
two/three shot
chroma key
6. Moving cameras that can wheel any direction. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
low camera angle
theme songs
camera movement: dolly
live-to-tape
7. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)
theme songs
video switcher
telefilms
flashback
8. The formal characteristics that help express meaning independently of a text's context
music
editing
cross-cutting
style
9. Everything that takes place in front of the camera: set. props - lighting - costume - makeup - and actor movements and performance
dissolves
monologue
staging
kinescope
10. When camera is looking up at a character
split-screen
extreme long shot
low camera angle
camera movement: pan
11. Sequence is consistent. one character is always on the left - other on the right. avoids distorting
dissolves
screen direction
fade-out
canted camera angle
12. 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
dissolves
sililoquies
presentational
sound bridge
13. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics
camera movement: tilt
video switcher
graphics
medium shots
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
media technologies
telephoto lenses
perspective
multi-camera live production
15. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques
graphics
Convergence Era
speed
rhythm
16. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states
wipes
long take
sililoquies
two/three shot
17. The musical (instrumental) soundtrack that can define a scene's mood - tone - and genre. can help determine the genre. usually original compositions
jump cut
score
camera movement: dolly
computer generated images
18. The technique that captures that image for viewers
camerawork
democratic regulations
onscreen space
sililoquies
19. Images are created and animated digitally
sound bridge
perspective
computer generated animation
camera movement: dolly
20. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
vocal sounds
rack of focus
wipes
closeups
21. Eye level
vocal performance
standard camera height
Convergence Era
camera movement: dolly
22. Aka the master shot. offer more details of a scene. typically show the entire body-- hard to read gestures or convey emotion
rhythm
long shots
musical montage
camera movement: tilt
23. 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
offscreen space
flashback
kinescope
wide angle lenses
24. Refers to the world representing in a program
narrowcasting
vocal performance
presentational
diegesis
25. 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
long take
telefilms
crane shot
textual form
26. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image
style
instant replay
focal length
voiceover narration
27. From black to action. common when retuning from breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
low camera angle
closeups
cels
fade-in
28. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression
closeups
long shots
camera movement: dolly
cels
29. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
sound effects
camera movement: tilt
hand-held
media technologies
30. Waist up. distance allows viewers to see character's facial expressions. mimics a real life conversation. viewer doesn't feel too invasive
offscreen space
medium shots
extreme long shot
stedicam
31. Chest up. provide facial detail without feeling overtly intrusive
monologue
jump cut
Multi-Channel Era
medium closeup
32. Mobile-- on site. multiple takes from multiple angles - shot out of order
rhythm
naturalistic
single camera
theme songs
33. Based off industry's conception of how audience relate. Assert as set of ideas to unite viewers in their national identities as Americans (hegemony)
extreme long shot
computer generated images
musical montage
cultural representations
34. Targets media to specific segments of the audience
cultural representations
jump cut
narrowcasting
fade-out
35. Rhythmically edits a number of visual sequence over a song that signals an emotional response
computer generated images
flashback
musical montage
extreme long shot
36. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic
telephoto lenses
naturalistic
hand-held
videotape
37. The entire visual world is created non-photographically
naturalistic
animation
long take
medium closeup
38. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
editing
theme songs
two shot west
live-to-tape
39. A particular character's sound
score
vocal performance
hand-held
flashback
40. When images overlap - one to another. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space`
low camera angle
naturalistic
wipes
dissolves
41. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality
videotape
style
medium closeup
cross-fades
42. Spacial relation between elements
crane shot
diegesis
perspective
rhythm
43. Moving cameras along a line. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
cross-fades
two/three shot
sililoquies
camera movement: tracking
44. 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
multi- camera telefilm studio production
cross-cutting
rhythm
stedicam
45. Transparent paper that animations are drawn onto and then shot
theme songs
cels
cross-cutting
jump cut
46. Mimics the motion of turning your head left or right
diegesis
camera movement: pan
anthology drama
style
47. When graphic images are incorporated into traditionally shot programming. used to create creatures or complex effects-- sci fi and horror
cross-fades
high camera angle
computer generated images
fade-out
48. Space that exists inside the frame.
onscreen space
musical montage
framing
computer generated animation
49. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres
rhythm
textual form
camerawork
dialogue
50. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events
medium shots
flashback
editing
hand-held