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Television Vocab

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1. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






3. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






6. When a shot had a narrow depth of field and part of the image is out of focus






7. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






8. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






10. 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






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






12. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






13. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






15. Spacial relation between elements






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






17. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. The technique that captures that image for viewers






25. When the camera is angled. provided a disorienting slant perspective






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






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






28. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






29. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






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






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






39. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. When camera is looking up at a character






46. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






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






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