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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






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






11. Images are created and animated digitally






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






13. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






24. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






26. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions






27. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






30. 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






31. When people are talking






32. Refers to the world representing in a program






33. A particular character's sound






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Based off industry's conception of how audience relate. Assert as set of ideas to unite viewers in their national identities as Americans (hegemony)






43. Spacial relation between elements






44. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions






45. Omitting intervening moments. used to condense time. turn a day in 30minutes






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






47. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






48. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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