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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. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions
sound effects
two shot west
fade-out
computer generated images
2. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)
theme songs
cross-fades
vocal performance
two shot west
3. Viewers expect content to be believable and relate to their world-- tricky b/c TV is inherently unrealistic
Realism
camera movement: pan
camera movement: tilt
video switcher
4. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting
dialogue
split-screen
computer generated animation
laugh track
5. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events
Multi-Channel Era
graphics
flashback
musical montage
6. An edit where the shots do not sufficiently re-frame the action
monologue
camera movement: tilt
jump cut
master shot
7. Puts shots together into a larger program. appears almost unnoticeable
speed
media technologies
telefilms
editing
8. Diegetic - and non-diegetic
vocal performance
textual form
music
multi-camera live production
9. Where two/three people converse in the frame
onscreen space
editing
camerawork
two/three shot
10. 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
diegesis
naturalistic
Classic Network Era
Multi-Channel Era
11. Everything that takes place in front of the camera: set. props - lighting - costume - makeup - and actor movements and performance
theme songs
staging
stedicam
camera movement: tracking
12. 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
perspective
canted camera angle
telefilms
staging
13. Refers to the world representing in a program
Convergence Era
cross-fades
camera movement: tracking
diegesis
14. 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
split-screen
computer generated images
graphics
kinescope
15. Aka the master shot. offer more details of a scene. typically show the entire body-- hard to read gestures or convey emotion
single camera
dialogue
long shots
hand-held
16. Moving cameras along a line. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
camera movement: tracking
Classic Network Era
closeups
single camera
17. 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
multi-camera live production
onscreen space
video switcher
musical montage
18. When camera is looking down at a character
narrowcasting
high camera angle
extreme long shot
perspective
19. A (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
ambient sound
monologue
animation
low camera angle
20. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression
media technologies
vocal performance
closeups
Convergence Era
21. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
graphics
camera movement: tilt
telephoto lenses
naturalistic
22. When the camera is angled. provided a disorienting slant perspective
live-to-tape
canted camera angle
democratic regulations
framing
23. Transparent paper that animations are drawn onto and then shot
kinescope
extreme closeup
camera movement: pan
cels
24. Audio and video in an edits are staggered: the next's scenes sound is heard before cutting to the shot
narrowcasting
sound bridge
dissolves
anthology drama
25. When graphic images are incorporated into traditionally shot programming. used to create creatures or complex effects-- sci fi and horror
medium closeup
computer generated images
camera movement: pan
telephoto lenses
26. We cannot loose ourselves in the programming because it is so artificial-- people don't randomly break out into song. very stylized. realistic in content vs. form-- ex: glee
presentational
closeups
master shot
computer generated animation
27. Waist up. distance allows viewers to see character's facial expressions. mimics a real life conversation. viewer doesn't feel too invasive
medium shots
medium closeup
screen direction
rhythm
28. 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
perspective
anthology drama
sound bridge
theme songs
29. Spacial relation between elements
wipes
voiceover narration
perspective
style
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
extreme closeup
vocal sounds
voiceover narration
textual form
31. Pacing edits can provide counterpoint to the music's beats
low camera angle
style
multi-camera live production
rhythm
32. Moving cameras that can wheel any direction. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
staging
fade-out
camera movement: dolly
speed
33. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -
sililoquies
cross-cutting
Classic Network Era
staging
34. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics
Realism
framing
monologue
video switcher
35. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location
extreme long shot
computer generated images
musical montage
cross-cutting
36. Presumably not heard by characters. can be either from audience or pre-recorded
stedicam
laugh track
cultural representations
master shot
37. The musical (instrumental) soundtrack that can define a scene's mood - tone - and genre. can help determine the genre. usually original compositions
diegesis
vocal performance
staging
score
38. Targets media to specific segments of the audience
dialogue
live-to-tape
narrowcasting
naturalistic
39. The basic unit of editing. an instant switch from one shot to another. re-frames the visual perspective on the action
perspective
focus
chroma key
cut
40. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene
crane shot
cels
ellipsis
vocal sounds
41. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
cultural representations
split-screen
theme songs
two shot west
42. Graphically generated visuals are placed atop a video image. ex: credits or captions
speed
keying
telephoto lenses
cut
43. Based off industry's conception of how audience relate. Assert as set of ideas to unite viewers in their national identities as Americans (hegemony)
narrowcasting
instant replay
camerawork
cultural representations
44. Space that exists inside the frame.
video switcher
split-screen
onscreen space
high camera angle
45. Low cost of live production with the repeatability of telefilm. recorded on videotape and saved for a future broadcast
fade-out
laugh track
telefilms
live-to-tape
46. 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.
fade-out
Multi-Channel Era
democratic regulations
diegesis
47. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences
narrowcasting
cross-fades
hand-held
multi- camera telefilm studio production
48. VCR - DVR: digital technologies have given viewers more power to replay - redistribute - watch when convenient - fast forward commercials
vocal sounds
staging
media technologies
cut
49. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption
canted camera angle
master shot
multi- camera telefilm studio production
long take
50. Motion of a given sequence
media technologies
Realism
environmental sound
speed