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Television Vocab

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1. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






4. 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






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






6. Space that exists inside the frame.






7. When camera is looking down at a character






8. Refers to the world representing in a program






9. 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






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






11. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






13. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






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






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






18. From black to action. common when retuning from breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space






19. 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






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






21. Images are created and animated digitally






22. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






23. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






27. Mimics the motion of turning your head left or right






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






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






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






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






32. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






34. Eye level






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. When camera is looking up at a character






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






45. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions






46. When people are talking






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






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






49. 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






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