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Television Vocab

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






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






3. 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






4. Images are created and animated digitally






5. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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






9. Chest up. provide facial detail without feeling overtly intrusive






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






11. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






19. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






21. When camera is looking down at a character






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






23. Eye level






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






25. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






28. When people are talking






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






30. A particular character's sound






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






32. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






34. 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






35. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






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






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






40. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






42. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Straps the camera to the operator to make it glide. attempts to be realistic