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Television Vocab

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






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






3. When camera is looking down at a character






4. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






34. 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






35. A particular character's sound






36. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously






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






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






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






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






41. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






49. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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