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Television Vocab
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Spacial relation between elements
monologue
perspective
diegesis
graphics
2. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously
animation
split-screen
Classic Network Era
Convergence Era
3. Where two/three people converse in the frame
two/three shot
live-to-tape
musical montage
jump cut
4. The basic unit of editing. an instant switch from one shot to another. re-frames the visual perspective on the action
cut
ellipsis
democratic regulations
long take
5. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression
flashback
rhythm
long take
closeups
6. When camera is looking up at a character
fade-out
low camera angle
canted camera angle
speed
7. Moving cameras along a line. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
wipes
multi-camera live production
camera movement: tracking
videotape
8. When images overlap - one to another. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space`
cross-cutting
dissolves
hand-held
laugh track
9. Diegetic - and non-diegetic
two shot west
crane shot
jump cut
music
10. The technique that captures that image for viewers
musical montage
sound bridge
focus
camerawork
11. Videotape allowed individual camera angles to be replayed in slow motion-- allowed for the growth of football
hand-held
Convergence Era
animation
instant replay
12. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
Classic Network Era
instant replay
sililoquies
fade-out
13. 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
instant replay
perspective
anthology drama
camera movement: dolly
14. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)
environmental sound
theme songs
extreme closeup
cross-cutting
15. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres
camera movement: tilt
textual form
dissolves
animation
16. Aka the master shot. offer more details of a scene. typically show the entire body-- hard to read gestures or convey emotion
long shots
multi- camera telefilm studio production
laugh track
medium shots
17. 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
master shot
multi- camera telefilm studio production
Realism
medium closeup
18. When a shot had a narrow depth of field and part of the image is out of focus
voiceover narration
instant replay
rack of focus
extreme long shot
19. An edit where the shots do not sufficiently re-frame the action
cels
jump cut
camera movement: tilt
rhythm
20. Motion of a given sequence
camera movement: pan
environmental sound
presentational
speed
21. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting
dialogue
live-to-tape
fade-out
focus
22. The formal characteristics that help express meaning independently of a text's context
computer generated images
telefilms
editing
style
23. Establishing shot of entire scene
telephoto lenses
multi-camera live production
master shot
videotape
24. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic
cross-cutting
voiceover narration
monologue
democratic regulations
25. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality
videotape
diegesis
long take
camera movement: tilt
26. 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
camera movement: dolly
Classic Network Era
naturalistic
cross-cutting
27. Targets media to specific segments of the audience
long take
telephoto lenses
monologue
narrowcasting
28. 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
camera movement: pan
computer generated images
cut
telefilms
29. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC
democratic regulations
dialogue
focus
graphics
30. Presumably not heard by characters. can be either from audience or pre-recorded
video switcher
staging
wide angle lenses
laugh track
31. Puts shots together into a larger program. appears almost unnoticeable
editing
cels
democratic regulations
medium shots
32. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences
cut
vocal performance
cross-fades
ellipsis
33. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
wipes
Realism
staging
canted camera angle
34. Use long focal length. captures images from far away. compresses the depth of the shot
telephoto lenses
ellipsis
fade-in
flashback
35. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -
medium closeup
live-to-tape
Classic Network Era
focus
36. Chest up. provide facial detail without feeling overtly intrusive
environmental sound
medium closeup
telefilms
computer generated images
37. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states
anthology drama
Realism
sililoquies
cross-fades
38. Pacing edits can provide counterpoint to the music's beats
focus
voiceover narration
rhythm
multi- camera telefilm studio production
39. Use short focal length. cause fisheye distortion. increase the depth of the shot
shot/reverse shot
offscreen space
perspective
wide angle lenses
40. Eye level
two/three shot
focal length
cut
standard camera height
41. Cutting to a sequence occurring simultaneous in another location. creates suspense or thematic parallels
textual form
multi-camera live production
cross-cutting
wide angle lenses
42. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging
single camera
keying
framing
cut
43. When people are talking
vocal sounds
videotape
sound effects
Convergence Era
44. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic
hand-held
music
perspective
speed
45. Moving cameras that can wheel any direction. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
democratic regulations
focal length
camera movement: dolly
ellipsis
46. Audio and video in an edits are staggered: the next's scenes sound is heard before cutting to the shot
rhythm
Realism
sound bridge
cross-cutting
47. Omitting intervening moments. used to condense time. turn a day in 30minutes
standard camera height
musical montage
ellipsis
camera movement: tilt
48. Transparent paper that animations are drawn onto and then shot
multi-camera live production
speed
cels
rack of focus
49. Waist up. distance allows viewers to see character's facial expressions. mimics a real life conversation. viewer doesn't feel too invasive
stedicam
presentational
medium shots
canted camera angle
50. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions
Multi-Channel Era
sound effects
instant replay
music