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Television Vocab

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1. 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






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






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






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






5. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






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






9. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






11. 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






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






13. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






16. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






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






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






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






40. Eye level






41. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






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






45. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






46. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






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






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