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Television Vocab

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1. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






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






8. Images are created and animated digitally






9. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






11. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






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






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






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






17. When the viewer can become lost in the story. even in sci-fi as long as the world they are in seem relate-able to our world. realistic in form vs. content






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






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






20. 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.






21. Eye level






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






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






24. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






25. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






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






37. Space that exists inside the frame.






38. When camera is looking down at a character






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Omitting intervening moments. used to condense time. turn a day in 30minutes






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






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






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






49. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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