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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. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic
camera movement: dolly
low camera angle
monologue
hand-held
2. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image
screen direction
split-screen
wide angle lenses
focal length
3. When the camera is angled. provided a disorienting slant perspective
cross-cutting
laugh track
canted camera angle
focus
4. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
onscreen space
live-to-tape
Convergence Era
videotape
5. A particular character's sound
vocal performance
camera movement: pan
camerawork
monologue
6. Rhythmically edits a number of visual sequence over a song that signals an emotional response
musical montage
sililoquies
extreme long shot
extreme closeup
7. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres
textual form
chroma key
master shot
sililoquies
8. Establishing shot of entire scene
kinescope
single camera
wide angle lenses
master shot
9. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states
sililoquies
sound bridge
theme songs
low camera angle
10. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
wipes
closeups
low camera angle
chroma key
11. Aka the master shot. offer more details of a scene. typically show the entire body-- hard to read gestures or convey emotion
long shots
cross-cutting
crane shot
hand-held
12. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene
presentational
high camera angle
crane shot
long shots
13. Videotape allowed individual camera angles to be replayed in slow motion-- allowed for the growth of football
instant replay
split-screen
computer generated images
music
14. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions
sound effects
fade-out
low camera angle
telefilms
15. Eye level
telephoto lenses
Realism
standard camera height
flashback
16. Pacing edits can provide counterpoint to the music's beats
framing
long take
anthology drama
rhythm
17. Transparent paper that animations are drawn onto and then shot
high camera angle
multi- camera telefilm studio production
cels
graphics
18. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption
democratic regulations
sound bridge
long take
cultural representations
19. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic
fade-in
score
live-to-tape
voiceover narration
20. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location
graphics
ambient sound
sound bridge
extreme long shot
21. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -
Classic Network Era
rack of focus
editing
rhythm
22. Moving cameras along a line. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
camera movement: tracking
textual form
high camera angle
low camera angle
23. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
fade-out
extreme long shot
textual form
anthology drama
24. Images are created and animated digitally
democratic regulations
computer generated animation
videotape
Classic Network Era
25. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality
naturalistic
videotape
closeups
style
26. 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
multi- camera telefilm studio production
medium shots
high camera angle
editing
27. Cutting to a sequence occurring simultaneous in another location. creates suspense or thematic parallels
textual form
graphics
two/three shot
cross-cutting
28. Omitting intervening moments. used to condense time. turn a day in 30minutes
two/three shot
multi- camera telefilm studio production
ellipsis
medium shots
29. Presumably not heard by characters. can be either from audience or pre-recorded
focus
laugh track
camera movement: tracking
graphics
30. Use long focal length. captures images from far away. compresses the depth of the shot
high camera angle
telephoto lenses
Convergence Era
stedicam
31. Everything that takes place in front of the camera: set. props - lighting - costume - makeup - and actor movements and performance
staging
live-to-tape
computer generated images
textual form
32. When a shot had a narrow depth of field and part of the image is out of focus
Multi-Channel Era
rack of focus
computer generated images
kinescope
33. Audio and video in an edits are staggered: the next's scenes sound is heard before cutting to the shot
sound bridge
narrowcasting
closeups
cross-cutting
34. When camera is looking down at a character
closeups
high camera angle
telefilms
presentational
35. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
camerawork
rhythm
two shot west
kinescope
36. Graphically generated visuals are placed atop a video image. ex: credits or captions
keying
environmental sound
cut
voiceover narration
37. Can be incidental (footsteps or crown laughing) or artificially enhanced. creates a richer environment
ambient sound
screen direction
stedicam
textual form
38. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports
cultural representations
chroma key
instant replay
animation
39. Sequence is consistent. one character is always on the left - other on the right. avoids distorting
theme songs
rack of focus
screen direction
camera movement: dolly
40. Space that exists inside the frame.
videotape
sound bridge
rhythm
onscreen space
41. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry
camera movement: tilt
focus
multi- camera telefilm studio production
animation
42. A (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
split-screen
monologue
screen direction
crane shot
43. Where two/three people converse in the frame
single camera
two/three shot
editing
staging
44. The basic unit of editing. an instant switch from one shot to another. re-frames the visual perspective on the action
music
master shot
cut
vocal sounds
45. Mobile-- on site. multiple takes from multiple angles - shot out of order
camera movement: tracking
single camera
multi-camera live production
jump cut
46. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
score
closeups
framing
camera movement: tilt
47. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC
vocal performance
cut
democratic regulations
environmental sound
48. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging
split-screen
standard camera height
framing
medium shots
49. Straps the camera to the operator to make it glide. attempts to be realistic
cels
narrowcasting
vocal performance
stedicam
50. The back and forth editing between closeups in a dialogue
cut
anthology drama
laugh track
shot/reverse shot