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Television Vocab
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic
Realism
framing
hand-held
editing
2. Everything that takes place in front of the camera: set. props - lighting - costume - makeup - and actor movements and performance
staging
score
laugh track
Classic Network Era
3. When camera is looking down at a character
camera movement: dolly
high camera angle
diegesis
split-screen
4. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry
telefilms
extreme long shot
focus
media technologies
5. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics
video switcher
rack of focus
flashback
two shot west
6. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
camera movement: pan
monologue
camera movement: tilt
framing
7. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
laugh track
wipes
Convergence Era
chroma key
8. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene
crane shot
voiceover narration
Classic Network Era
onscreen space
9. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events
focal length
flashback
keying
videotape
10. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)
cels
standard camera height
naturalistic
theme songs
11. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences
camera movement: pan
closeups
cross-fades
naturalistic
12. The musical (instrumental) soundtrack that can define a scene's mood - tone - and genre. can help determine the genre. usually original compositions
camera movement: tilt
score
closeups
musical montage
13. Low cost of live production with the repeatability of telefilm. recorded on videotape and saved for a future broadcast
rack of focus
theme songs
high camera angle
live-to-tape
14. Rarely has an impacts on viewers comprehension. works to convey naturalism
environmental sound
laugh track
multi-camera live production
medium shots
15. Use short focal length. cause fisheye distortion. increase the depth of the shot
rhythm
wide angle lenses
animation
rack of focus
16. Videotape allowed individual camera angles to be replayed in slow motion-- allowed for the growth of football
kinescope
instant replay
camera movement: dolly
theme songs
17. Mobile-- on site. multiple takes from multiple angles - shot out of order
perspective
rack of focus
single camera
monologue
18. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques
graphics
videotape
focal length
diegesis
19. The back and forth editing between closeups in a dialogue
camera movement: tilt
environmental sound
shot/reverse shot
perspective
20. Targets media to specific segments of the audience
medium closeup
narrowcasting
extreme long shot
master shot
21. Puts shots together into a larger program. appears almost unnoticeable
animation
editing
closeups
naturalistic
22. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
two shot west
computer generated images
videotape
camera movement: tilt
23. Can be incidental (footsteps or crown laughing) or artificially enhanced. creates a richer environment
music
long shots
cross-cutting
ambient sound
24. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions
flashback
sound effects
single camera
music
25. 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
narrowcasting
long take
shot/reverse shot
multi-camera live production
26. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location
medium closeup
split-screen
extreme long shot
editing
27. Audio and video in an edits are staggered: the next's scenes sound is heard before cutting to the shot
Multi-Channel Era
sound bridge
animation
speed
28. 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.
voiceover narration
two shot west
Convergence Era
Multi-Channel Era
29. Aka the master shot. offer more details of a scene. typically show the entire body-- hard to read gestures or convey emotion
closeups
score
live-to-tape
long shots
30. Use long focal length. captures images from far away. compresses the depth of the shot
diegesis
medium shots
telephoto lenses
two/three shot
31. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC
single camera
flashback
presentational
democratic regulations
32. Presumably not heard by characters. can be either from audience or pre-recorded
low camera angle
laugh track
single camera
theme songs
33. Viewers expect content to be believable and relate to their world-- tricky b/c TV is inherently unrealistic
speed
diegesis
focus
Realism
34. 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
onscreen space
multi- camera telefilm studio production
sound bridge
environmental sound
35. A particular character's sound
naturalistic
theme songs
vocal performance
two/three shot
36. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously
medium shots
graphics
cut
split-screen
37. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports
monologue
split-screen
chroma key
extreme closeup
38. When images overlap - one to another. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space`
telephoto lenses
video switcher
dissolves
graphics
39. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality
videotape
focus
environmental sound
screen direction
40. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
animation
Convergence Era
extreme long shot
perspective
41. Spacial relation between elements
speed
perspective
Convergence Era
screen direction
42. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -
low camera angle
sound bridge
dissolves
Classic Network Era
43. The formal characteristics that help express meaning independently of a text's context
style
dialogue
narrowcasting
hand-held
44. 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
vocal performance
extreme closeup
two shot west
cross-fades
45. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres
videotape
medium shots
textual form
score
46. Images are created and animated digitally
wipes
computer generated animation
diegesis
media technologies
47. Moving cameras that can wheel any direction. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
camera movement: dolly
onscreen space
wipes
split-screen
48. Cutting to a sequence occurring simultaneous in another location. creates suspense or thematic parallels
framing
extreme closeup
cross-cutting
animation
49. The technique that captures that image for viewers
theme songs
camera movement: dolly
framing
camerawork
50. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image
wipes
offscreen space
cut
focal length