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Television Vocab

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






2. Moving cameras along a line. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space






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






4. When people are talking






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






6. 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






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






8. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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






23. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics






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






25. A particular character's sound






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






27. Where two/three people converse in the frame






28. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






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






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






33. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






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






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






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






39. Use short focal length. cause fisheye distortion. increase the depth of the shot






40. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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 camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






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






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






48. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location






49. 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






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







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