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Television Vocab

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1. 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






2. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image






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






4. Where two/three people converse in the frame






5. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






6. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






7. 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






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






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






10. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






13. Spacial relation between elements






14. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






20. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






27. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






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






31. Images are created and animated digitally






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






33. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






34. 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






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






36. Eye level






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






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






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






40. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






41. Space that exists outside the frame. can still be a part of the staging or when a character walks out of a room-- the story still follows them






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






43. 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.






44. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






45. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






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






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






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