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Television Vocab

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






2. Eye level






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






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






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






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






17. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions






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






30. 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






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






32. A particular character's sound






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






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






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






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






37. When camera is looking up at a character






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Images are created and animated digitally






43. Space that exists inside the frame.






44. 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






45. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






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






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






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