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Television Vocab

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






2. Eye level






3. 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






4. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






6. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






9. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






12. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






15. Motion of a given sequence






16. 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






17. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






20. Images are created and animated digitally






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. A particular character's sound






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






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






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






33. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






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






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






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






39. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






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






43. Rarely has an impacts on viewers comprehension. works to convey naturalism






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






50. 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







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