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Television Vocab

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1. Eye level






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






3. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






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






7. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






9. When camera is looking down at a character






10. 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






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






12. When people are talking






13. 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.






14. Space that exists inside the frame.






15. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image






16. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






19. Spacial relation between elements






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






21. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






22. Where two/three people converse in the frame






23. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






34. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






35. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Motion of a given sequence






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






42. A particular character's sound






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






50. 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