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Television Vocab

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






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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






6. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






7. Puts shots together into a larger program. appears almost unnoticeable






8. Straps the camera to the operator to make it glide. attempts to be realistic






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






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






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






12. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports






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






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






15. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






17. The technique that captures that image for viewers






18. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






19. Refers to the world representing in a program






20. Everything that takes place in front of the camera: set. props - lighting - costume - makeup - and actor movements and performance






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






22. Eye level






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






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






25. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






26. Use long focal length. captures images from far away. compresses the depth of the shot






27. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






30. 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






31. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






33. Spacial relation between elements






34. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






40. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space






41. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






42. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






44. When camera is looking up at a character






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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