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Television Vocab

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






2. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






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






15. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






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






19. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






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






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






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






25. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






26. When people are talking






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






41. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






42. 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






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






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






46. Establishing shot of entire scene






47. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






48. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






50. Targets media to specific segments of the audience







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