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Television Vocab

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






2. The technique that captures that image for viewers






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. Motion of a given sequence






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






10. 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






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






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






13. When people are talking






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






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






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






17. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






18. 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






19. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






22. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






25. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






26. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






36. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






38. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






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






42. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






45. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






49. Images are created and animated digitally






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