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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. Targets media to specific segments of the audience
score
narrowcasting
fade-out
editing
2. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
cultural representations
offscreen space
videotape
Convergence Era
3. Motion of a given sequence
ellipsis
speed
crane shot
screen direction
4. Graphically generated visuals are placed atop a video image. ex: credits or captions
jump cut
camera movement: dolly
focal length
keying
5. Everything that takes place in front of the camera: set. props - lighting - costume - makeup - and actor movements and performance
staging
voiceover narration
stedicam
split-screen
6. When a shot had a narrow depth of field and part of the image is out of focus
rack of focus
ellipsis
telephoto lenses
cut
7. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging
framing
voiceover narration
naturalistic
telephoto lenses
8. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting
dialogue
flashback
master shot
editing
9. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
canted camera angle
video switcher
telephoto lenses
camera movement: tilt
10. 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
camera movement: dolly
speed
ellipsis
11. Viewers expect content to be believable and relate to their world-- tricky b/c TV is inherently unrealistic
Realism
kinescope
standard camera height
Classic Network Era
12. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry
focus
sound effects
democratic regulations
extreme closeup
13. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression
closeups
jump cut
cut
presentational
14. Videotape allowed individual camera angles to be replayed in slow motion-- allowed for the growth of football
rhythm
instant replay
long shots
style
15. Spacial relation between elements
theme songs
vocal performance
perspective
master shot
16. Sequence is consistent. one character is always on the left - other on the right. avoids distorting
screen direction
computer generated images
speed
two shot west
17. Space that exists inside the frame.
onscreen space
camera movement: pan
democratic regulations
animation
18. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences
closeups
cultural representations
cross-fades
vocal sounds
19. Waist up. distance allows viewers to see character's facial expressions. mimics a real life conversation. viewer doesn't feel too invasive
diegesis
medium shots
camera movement: pan
split-screen
20. Use long focal length. captures images from far away. compresses the depth of the shot
perspective
two/three shot
Convergence Era
telephoto lenses
21. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres
multi-camera live production
naturalistic
environmental sound
textual form
22. The basic unit of editing. an instant switch from one shot to another. re-frames the visual perspective on the action
cut
telephoto lenses
Multi-Channel Era
telefilms
23. 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
fade-out
telefilms
telephoto lenses
extreme closeup
24. The technique that captures that image for viewers
camerawork
dissolves
closeups
focus
25. When the camera is angled. provided a disorienting slant perspective
style
focal length
canted camera angle
camera movement: dolly
26. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location
long shots
stedicam
vocal sounds
extreme long shot
27. Cutting to a sequence occurring simultaneous in another location. creates suspense or thematic parallels
rack of focus
cels
presentational
cross-cutting
28. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic
Convergence Era
voiceover narration
kinescope
wipes
29. When camera is looking down at a character
high camera angle
speed
Classic Network Era
videotape
30. Audio and video in an edits are staggered: the next's scenes sound is heard before cutting to the shot
fade-in
anthology drama
sound bridge
Convergence Era
31. Moving cameras that can wheel any direction. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
camera movement: dolly
sound bridge
extreme long shot
dialogue
32. 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.
environmental sound
staging
perspective
Multi-Channel Era
33. Low cost of live production with the repeatability of telefilm. recorded on videotape and saved for a future broadcast
single camera
vocal performance
live-to-tape
split-screen
34. Images are created and animated digitally
computer generated images
cultural representations
high camera angle
computer generated animation
35. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions
sound effects
high camera angle
Realism
onscreen space
36. Puts shots together into a larger program. appears almost unnoticeable
musical montage
editing
focus
computer generated images
37. Mimics the motion of turning your head left or right
camera movement: pan
sound bridge
focal length
kinescope
38. Moving cameras along a line. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
computer generated images
video switcher
camera movement: tracking
democratic regulations
39. Establishing shot of entire scene
speed
master shot
flashback
low camera angle
40. Can be incidental (footsteps or crown laughing) or artificially enhanced. creates a richer environment
chroma key
medium shots
theme songs
ambient sound
41. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports
chroma key
animation
wide angle lenses
live-to-tape
42. 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
graphics
jump cut
telefilms
dissolves
43. 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
single camera
naturalistic
animation
telefilms
44. When images overlap - one to another. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space`
music
fade-in
dissolves
extreme closeup
45. When camera is looking up at a character
low camera angle
theme songs
framing
telefilms
46. Where two/three people converse in the frame
crane shot
presentational
medium shots
two/three shot
47. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
onscreen space
media technologies
diegesis
wipes
48. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image
single camera
textual form
focal length
vocal performance
49. Based off industry's conception of how audience relate. Assert as set of ideas to unite viewers in their national identities as Americans (hegemony)
anthology drama
onscreen space
monologue
cultural representations
50. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic
two/three shot
style
screen direction
hand-held