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Television Vocab

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






6. Images are created and animated digitally






7. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






8. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






11. From black to action. common when retuning from breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space






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






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






14. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






16. Establishing shot of entire scene






17. 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






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






19. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






20. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






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






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






25. When graphic images are incorporated into traditionally shot programming. used to create creatures or complex effects-- sci fi and horror






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






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






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






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






30. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






33. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






36. When people are talking






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






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






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






40. Where two/three people converse in the frame






41. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. When camera is looking up at a character






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






50. 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







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