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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Spacial relation between elements






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






10. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






12. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






13. Images are created and animated digitally






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






19. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






43. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






46. Eye level






47. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






50. 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