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Television Vocab

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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. Refers to the world representing in a program






6. Where two/three people converse in the frame






7. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Establishing shot of entire scene






22. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






39. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






43. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






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






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






48. When people are talking






49. Images are created and animated digitally






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