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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. 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
anthology drama
presentational
single camera
camera movement: dolly
2. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)
diegesis
theme songs
cut
voiceover narration
3. Eye level
offscreen space
environmental sound
standard camera height
videotape
4. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
closeups
rack of focus
democratic regulations
fade-out
5. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality
extreme long shot
laugh track
videotape
musical montage
6. An edit where the shots do not sufficiently re-frame the action
jump cut
fade-in
stedicam
camera movement: pan
7. When the camera is angled. provided a disorienting slant perspective
Multi-Channel Era
telephoto lenses
rack of focus
canted camera angle
8. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously
two shot west
split-screen
kinescope
fade-out
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
rack of focus
live-to-tape
jump cut
naturalistic
10. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption
crane shot
camera movement: dolly
split-screen
long take
11. Use long focal length. captures images from far away. compresses the depth of the shot
telephoto lenses
cels
canted camera angle
wide angle lenses
12. Graphically generated visuals are placed atop a video image. ex: credits or captions
wipes
theme songs
keying
instant replay
13. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging
staging
split-screen
fade-out
framing
14. Aka the master shot. offer more details of a scene. typically show the entire body-- hard to read gestures or convey emotion
long shots
diegesis
Multi-Channel Era
narrowcasting
15. VCR - DVR: digital technologies have given viewers more power to replay - redistribute - watch when convenient - fast forward commercials
democratic regulations
media technologies
screen direction
split-screen
16. Where two/three people converse in the frame
editing
two/three shot
split-screen
instant replay
17. Viewers expect content to be believable and relate to their world-- tricky b/c TV is inherently unrealistic
cultural representations
Realism
sililoquies
wipes
18. Use short focal length. cause fisheye distortion. increase the depth of the shot
offscreen space
telephoto lenses
wide angle lenses
rhythm
19. 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
Classic Network Era
telefilms
voiceover narration
medium closeup
20. When camera is looking up at a character
multi-camera live production
Convergence Era
low camera angle
medium shots
21. Images are created and animated digitally
wipes
computer generated animation
Realism
Classic Network Era
22. Sequence is consistent. one character is always on the left - other on the right. avoids distorting
fade-in
screen direction
long take
instant replay
23. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
low camera angle
vocal sounds
wipes
two shot west
24. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques
Convergence Era
graphics
style
presentational
25. The formal characteristics that help express meaning independently of a text's context
rhythm
cut
Multi-Channel Era
style
26. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic
voiceover narration
musical montage
flashback
editing
27. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -
offscreen space
Classic Network Era
flashback
theme songs
28. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
cross-fades
camera movement: tilt
computer generated images
fade-out
29. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports
focal length
focus
medium shots
chroma key
30. Cutting to a sequence occurring simultaneous in another location. creates suspense or thematic parallels
cross-cutting
standard camera height
extreme long shot
narrowcasting
31. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting
dialogue
high camera angle
closeups
split-screen
32. 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.
crane shot
camera movement: tracking
staging
Multi-Channel Era
33. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC
computer generated animation
camerawork
democratic regulations
focus
34. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics
camera movement: dolly
computer generated images
video switcher
anthology drama
35. The basic unit of editing. an instant switch from one shot to another. re-frames the visual perspective on the action
style
music
single camera
cut
36. From black to action. common when retuning from breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
fade-in
low camera angle
single camera
staging
37. Pacing edits can provide counterpoint to the music's beats
style
camera movement: dolly
standard camera height
rhythm
38. The technique that captures that image for viewers
naturalistic
camerawork
hand-held
ellipsis
39. Space that exists inside the frame.
vocal performance
onscreen space
framing
textual form
40. Presumably not heard by characters. can be either from audience or pre-recorded
medium closeup
laugh track
computer generated images
video switcher
41. Spacial relation between elements
sililoquies
score
perspective
flashback
42. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres
narrowcasting
textual form
fade-in
cross-cutting
43. Can be incidental (footsteps or crown laughing) or artificially enhanced. creates a richer environment
vocal performance
multi- camera telefilm studio production
ambient sound
cut
44. Establishing shot of entire scene
naturalistic
multi- camera telefilm studio production
framing
master shot
45. Mimics the motion of turning your head left or right
animation
framing
camera movement: pan
video switcher
46. When people are talking
camera movement: pan
editing
rhythm
vocal sounds
47. Rarely has an impacts on viewers comprehension. works to convey naturalism
sound effects
environmental sound
long shots
medium shots
48. Waist up. distance allows viewers to see character's facial expressions. mimics a real life conversation. viewer doesn't feel too invasive
computer generated animation
medium shots
cels
dissolves
49. The musical (instrumental) soundtrack that can define a scene's mood - tone - and genre. can help determine the genre. usually original compositions
naturalistic
hand-held
score
videotape
50. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic
rack of focus
style
stedicam
hand-held