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Television Vocab
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1. A particular character's sound
monologue
sound effects
Classic Network Era
vocal performance
2. 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
laugh track
screen direction
cels
anthology drama
3. Establishing shot of entire scene
telefilms
video switcher
canted camera angle
master shot
4. When graphic images are incorporated into traditionally shot programming. used to create creatures or complex effects-- sci fi and horror
camera movement: tilt
extreme long shot
computer generated images
vocal performance
5. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC
democratic regulations
wide angle lenses
staging
live-to-tape
6. Cutting to a sequence occurring simultaneous in another location. creates suspense or thematic parallels
master shot
cross-cutting
camera movement: dolly
instant replay
7. When camera is looking up at a character
onscreen space
Classic Network Era
low camera angle
rack of focus
8. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
vocal performance
camera movement: tilt
Convergence Era
fade-out
9. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic
speed
hand-held
cross-fades
textual form
10. Low cost of live production with the repeatability of telefilm. recorded on videotape and saved for a future broadcast
canted camera angle
live-to-tape
presentational
videotape
11. Motion of a given sequence
multi-camera live production
dialogue
speed
master shot
12. Viewers expect content to be believable and relate to their world-- tricky b/c TV is inherently unrealistic
two shot west
jump cut
multi-camera live production
Realism
13. The back and forth editing between closeups in a dialogue
multi-camera live production
shot/reverse shot
extreme long shot
dialogue
14. The technique that captures that image for viewers
cross-cutting
camerawork
extreme long shot
stedicam
15. 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
style
extreme long shot
presentational
narrowcasting
16. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression
closeups
camera movement: pan
Classic Network Era
naturalistic
17. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics
cross-fades
video switcher
ambient sound
democratic regulations
18. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously
diegesis
vocal sounds
split-screen
video switcher
19. Where two/three people converse in the frame
offscreen space
theme songs
two/three shot
telephoto lenses
20. Eye level
shot/reverse shot
camerawork
standard camera height
two shot west
21. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image
focal length
naturalistic
screen direction
cultural representations
22. Diegetic - and non-diegetic
music
keying
focal length
wipes
23. Omitting intervening moments. used to condense time. turn a day in 30minutes
low camera angle
ellipsis
multi-camera live production
framing
24. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging
framing
Convergence Era
single camera
cels
25. 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
canted camera angle
camera movement: pan
telefilms
ellipsis
26. Puts shots together into a larger program. appears almost unnoticeable
long take
editing
naturalistic
fade-out
27. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location
vocal sounds
crane shot
extreme long shot
cels
28. When the camera is angled. provided a disorienting slant perspective
graphics
instant replay
canted camera angle
chroma key
29. 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
environmental sound
cels
animation
extreme closeup
30. 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.
Classic Network Era
vocal performance
perspective
Multi-Channel Era
31. Pacing edits can provide counterpoint to the music's beats
rhythm
framing
sililoquies
graphics
32. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences
screen direction
extreme closeup
cross-fades
editing
33. 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
flashback
naturalistic
focal length
multi- camera telefilm studio production
34. 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
kinescope
computer generated images
style
35. An edit where the shots do not sufficiently re-frame the action
computer generated animation
diegesis
jump cut
camera movement: tilt
36. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports
split-screen
chroma key
long shots
wide angle lenses
37. Refers to the world representing in a program
diegesis
Classic Network Era
focus
presentational
38. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
stedicam
sound effects
wipes
focal length
39. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
ambient sound
focus
camera movement: dolly
two shot west
40. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)
medium closeup
theme songs
kinescope
canted camera angle
41. Rarely has an impacts on viewers comprehension. works to convey naturalism
single camera
multi- camera telefilm studio production
low camera angle
environmental sound
42. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption
camerawork
camera movement: pan
jump cut
long take
43. Rhythmically edits a number of visual sequence over a song that signals an emotional response
narrowcasting
laugh track
two shot west
musical montage
44. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
multi-camera live production
fade-out
camera movement: tilt
medium closeup
45. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
vocal performance
cross-cutting
monologue
fade-out
46. The basic unit of editing. an instant switch from one shot to another. re-frames the visual perspective on the action
cut
computer generated animation
rack of focus
video switcher
47. Sequence is consistent. one character is always on the left - other on the right. avoids distorting
cross-fades
offscreen space
ambient sound
screen direction
48. Based off industry's conception of how audience relate. Assert as set of ideas to unite viewers in their national identities as Americans (hegemony)
computer generated images
dissolves
cultural representations
textual form
49. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic
voiceover narration
sound effects
flashback
camera movement: dolly
50. Space that exists inside the frame.
high camera angle
onscreen space
democratic regulations
extreme long shot
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