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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. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption
sound bridge
cut
dialogue
long take
2. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
wipes
two shot west
ellipsis
musical montage
3. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
keying
theme songs
laugh track
camera movement: tilt
4. Omitting intervening moments. used to condense time. turn a day in 30minutes
instant replay
master shot
ellipsis
flashback
5. The back and forth editing between closeups in a dialogue
shot/reverse shot
canted camera angle
staging
cross-fades
6. Can be incidental (footsteps or crown laughing) or artificially enhanced. creates a richer environment
presentational
cut
Realism
ambient sound
7. The formal characteristics that help express meaning independently of a text's context
long take
rack of focus
two shot west
style
8. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions
focal length
wipes
sound effects
keying
9. Rhythmically edits a number of visual sequence over a song that signals an emotional response
musical montage
long shots
framing
crane shot
10. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -
Classic Network Era
low camera angle
textual form
onscreen space
11. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics
video switcher
hand-held
presentational
screen direction
12. Waist up. distance allows viewers to see character's facial expressions. mimics a real life conversation. viewer doesn't feel too invasive
medium shots
vocal sounds
sound bridge
focal length
13. Refers to the world representing in a program
voiceover narration
medium closeup
graphics
diegesis
14. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states
low camera angle
sililoquies
sound bridge
Realism
15. 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
camera movement: tilt
telefilms
democratic regulations
kinescope
16. Mimics the motion of turning your head left or right
hand-held
animation
telephoto lenses
camera movement: pan
17. VCR - DVR: digital technologies have given viewers more power to replay - redistribute - watch when convenient - fast forward commercials
closeups
media technologies
camera movement: tilt
Convergence Era
18. When graphic images are incorporated into traditionally shot programming. used to create creatures or complex effects-- sci fi and horror
sound bridge
media technologies
computer generated images
Classic Network Era
19. Chest up. provide facial detail without feeling overtly intrusive
split-screen
flashback
medium closeup
master shot
20. Graphically generated visuals are placed atop a video image. ex: credits or captions
keying
focal length
Multi-Channel Era
kinescope
21. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques
long take
graphics
flashback
Classic Network Era
22. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
keying
Convergence Era
theme songs
camera movement: dolly
23. Images are created and animated digitally
video switcher
telefilms
computer generated animation
long shots
24. The musical (instrumental) soundtrack that can define a scene's mood - tone - and genre. can help determine the genre. usually original compositions
monologue
score
staging
naturalistic
25. An edit where the shots do not sufficiently re-frame the action
graphics
jump cut
standard camera height
video switcher
26. Establishing shot of entire scene
fade-out
master shot
cut
vocal performance
27. From black to action. common when retuning from breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
editing
focus
fade-in
crane shot
28. A particular character's sound
diegesis
vocal performance
music
wipes
29. Videotape allowed individual camera angles to be replayed in slow motion-- allowed for the growth of football
camera movement: pan
instant replay
hand-held
camera movement: tilt
30. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality
videotape
camerawork
Multi-Channel Era
chroma key
31. 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
vocal performance
music
long take
naturalistic
32. 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
presentational
theme songs
closeups
single camera
33. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC
democratic regulations
jump cut
cross-cutting
speed
34. Eye level
speed
standard camera height
cut
wipes
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)
cultural representations
onscreen space
camera movement: pan
speed
36. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image
focal length
sound effects
narrowcasting
crane shot
37. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
wipes
flashback
musical montage
camerawork
38. Rarely has an impacts on viewers comprehension. works to convey naturalism
environmental sound
long shots
cross-cutting
vocal sounds
39. When a shot had a narrow depth of field and part of the image is out of focus
camera movement: tilt
rack of focus
camera movement: dolly
Convergence Era
40. Puts shots together into a larger program. appears almost unnoticeable
live-to-tape
offscreen space
editing
style
41. Viewers expect content to be believable and relate to their world-- tricky b/c TV is inherently unrealistic
keying
Realism
camera movement: tracking
framing
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
telefilms
framing
cultural representations
editing
43. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports
chroma key
keying
camerawork
jump cut
44. Everything that takes place in front of the camera: set. props - lighting - costume - makeup - and actor movements and performance
fade-out
focus
staging
cross-fades
45. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting
dialogue
low camera angle
focal length
presentational
46. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging
multi- camera telefilm studio production
cels
medium closeup
framing
47. Mobile-- on site. multiple takes from multiple angles - shot out of order
stedicam
single camera
high camera angle
wide angle lenses
48. Low cost of live production with the repeatability of telefilm. recorded on videotape and saved for a future broadcast
wipes
Multi-Channel Era
sililoquies
live-to-tape
49. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously
telefilms
Convergence Era
split-screen
rack of focus
50. 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.
screen direction
media technologies
musical montage
Multi-Channel Era