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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






14. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously






15. A particular character's sound






16. When people are talking






17. 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






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






19. Pacing edits can provide counterpoint to the music's beats






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






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






22. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






23. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






25. 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






26. 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.






27. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






30. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene






31. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






32. 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






33. Motion of a given sequence






34. 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






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






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






37. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






49. When camera is looking down at a character






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