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Television Vocab

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






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






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






4. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






6. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






9. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions






17. When camera is looking up at a character






18. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






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






22. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






25. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






29. A particular character's sound






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






31. 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






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






33. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






36. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. Spacial relation between elements






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






43. 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






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






45. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






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






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






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