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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. Diegetic - and non-diegetic
screen direction
voiceover narration
music
onscreen space
2. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques
graphics
sililoquies
narrowcasting
kinescope
3. Targets media to specific segments of the audience
keying
narrowcasting
focus
canted camera angle
4. When camera is looking down at a character
focus
style
musical montage
high camera angle
5. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene
dialogue
crane shot
long take
two/three shot
6. A particular character's sound
vocal performance
fade-in
two shot west
editing
7. Spacial relation between elements
perspective
graphics
speed
anthology drama
8. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location
extreme closeup
extreme long shot
perspective
ambient sound
9. 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
single camera
animation
jump cut
multi- camera telefilm studio production
10. The musical (instrumental) soundtrack that can define a scene's mood - tone - and genre. can help determine the genre. usually original compositions
cultural representations
closeups
textual form
score
11. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC
telephoto lenses
democratic regulations
medium shots
sound bridge
12. Moving cameras that can wheel any direction. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
cels
framing
camera movement: dolly
cut
13. The formal characteristics that help express meaning independently of a text's context
standard camera height
medium shots
style
multi-camera live production
14. Use short focal length. cause fisheye distortion. increase the depth of the shot
wipes
wide angle lenses
multi-camera live production
score
15. Transparent paper that animations are drawn onto and then shot
vocal sounds
environmental sound
telefilms
cels
16. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics
medium closeup
video switcher
ambient sound
cross-fades
17. Pacing edits can provide counterpoint to the music's beats
dissolves
rhythm
cultural representations
onscreen space
18. Use long focal length. captures images from far away. compresses the depth of the shot
telephoto lenses
video switcher
camerawork
democratic regulations
19. Straps the camera to the operator to make it glide. attempts to be realistic
two shot west
focus
stedicam
keying
20. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
ambient sound
camera movement: tilt
speed
media technologies
21. Audio and video in an edits are staggered: the next's scenes sound is heard before cutting to the shot
environmental sound
sound bridge
stedicam
computer generated images
22. Sequence is consistent. one character is always on the left - other on the right. avoids distorting
media technologies
computer generated images
screen direction
music
23. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -
Classic Network Era
crane shot
anthology drama
screen direction
24. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting
offscreen space
dialogue
master shot
hand-held
25. Eye level
standard camera height
computer generated animation
narrowcasting
graphics
26. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
framing
kinescope
ellipsis
two shot west
27. 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
naturalistic
ambient sound
stedicam
presentational
28. The technique that captures that image for viewers
diegesis
Classic Network Era
camerawork
cut
29. Motion of a given sequence
dialogue
dissolves
telefilms
speed
30. Based off industry's conception of how audience relate. Assert as set of ideas to unite viewers in their national identities as Americans (hegemony)
onscreen space
Multi-Channel Era
cultural representations
graphics
31. Chest up. provide facial detail without feeling overtly intrusive
telefilms
camera movement: pan
medium closeup
crane shot
32. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions
score
speed
framing
sound effects
33. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
extreme closeup
speed
voiceover narration
Convergence Era
34. When the camera is angled. provided a disorienting slant perspective
video switcher
canted camera angle
closeups
rhythm
35. The basic unit of editing. an instant switch from one shot to another. re-frames the visual perspective on the action
cels
closeups
cut
musical montage
36. From black to action. common when retuning from breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
sound effects
fade-in
presentational
theme songs
37. 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
closeups
chroma key
multi-camera live production
perspective
38. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)
video switcher
theme songs
ambient sound
medium closeup
39. VCR - DVR: digital technologies have given viewers more power to replay - redistribute - watch when convenient - fast forward commercials
canted camera angle
media technologies
stedicam
voiceover narration
40. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression
closeups
cross-cutting
dissolves
live-to-tape
41. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
offscreen space
graphics
master shot
wipes
42. Aka the master shot. offer more details of a scene. typically show the entire body-- hard to read gestures or convey emotion
wipes
long shots
rhythm
Realism
43. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states
chroma key
offscreen space
sililoquies
fade-in
44. Graphically generated visuals are placed atop a video image. ex: credits or captions
vocal performance
keying
telephoto lenses
voiceover narration
45. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
telefilms
fade-out
editing
extreme long shot
46. 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
long take
presentational
ellipsis
camera movement: tracking
47. 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
animation
cels
extreme closeup
narrowcasting
48. When a shot had a narrow depth of field and part of the image is out of focus
rhythm
multi- camera telefilm studio production
shot/reverse shot
rack of focus
49. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously
two shot west
cross-fades
style
split-screen
50. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences
fade-in
sound bridge
cross-fades
cultural representations