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






3. Eye level






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






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






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






7. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






9. Establishing shot of entire scene






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Where two/three people converse in the frame






15. 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.






16. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






17. The technique that captures that image for viewers






18. When people are talking






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Refers to the world representing in a program






26. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






34. 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






35. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic






36. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






39. Everything that takes place in front of the camera: set. props - lighting - costume - makeup - and actor movements and performance






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






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






42. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






44. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






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






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






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