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Television Vocab

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1. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






2. When camera is looking up at a character






3. Sequence is consistent. one character is always on the left - other on the right. avoids distorting






4. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






5. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption






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






7. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences






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






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






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






11. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






13. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






14. 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






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






16. Rhythmically edits a number of visual sequence over a song that signals an emotional response






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






18. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events






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






20. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






22. Graphically generated visuals are placed atop a video image. ex: credits or captions






23. Mimics the motion of turning your head left or right






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






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






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






27. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






28. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -






29. 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.






30. 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






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






32. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.






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






34. When graphic images are incorporated into traditionally shot programming. used to create creatures or complex effects-- sci fi and horror






35. A (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. When people are talking






43. 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






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






45. Refers to the world representing in a program






46. Motion of a given sequence






47. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






48. When camera is looking down at a character






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






50. Images are created and animated digitally







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