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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






10. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. When camera is looking up at a character






19. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






22. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






23. 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






24. Motion of a given sequence






25. Refers to the world representing in a program






26. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






29. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. 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.






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






37. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






40. Images are created and animated digitally






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






42. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






43. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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. 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






47. 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






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






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






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







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