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Television Vocab

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1. Images are created and animated digitally






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






3. Where two/three people converse in the frame






4. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






5. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






6. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






9. 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






10. The basic unit of editing. an instant switch from one shot to another. re-frames the visual perspective on the action






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






19. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






28. 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






29. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






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






42. When people are talking






43. When camera is looking up at a character






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






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






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






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