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Television Vocab

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1. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques






2. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Use short focal length. cause fisheye distortion. increase the depth of the shot






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






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






10. Moving cameras that can wheel any direction. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space






11. Space that exists inside the frame.






12. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






15. Presumably not heard by characters. can be either from audience or pre-recorded






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






17. Where two/three people converse in the frame






18. 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.






19. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






22. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






24. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






27. Allows and isolated detail - object - or body part to fill the screen. commonly used to highlight a piece of evidence or object contributing to the narrative






28. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






31. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






32. 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






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






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






35. When people are talking






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






37. 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






38. Images are created and animated digitally






39. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously






40. Motion of a given sequence






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






42. The back and forth editing between closeups in a dialogue






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






44. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres






45. The formal characteristics that help express meaning independently of a text's context






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. 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






48. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene






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






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