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Television Vocab
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journalism-and-media
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1. 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
offscreen space
editing
stedicam
score
2. The musical (instrumental) soundtrack that can define a scene's mood - tone - and genre. can help determine the genre. usually original compositions
laugh track
long take
canted camera angle
score
3. The basic unit of editing. an instant switch from one shot to another. re-frames the visual perspective on the action
computer generated images
media technologies
cut
chroma key
4. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image
focal length
cross-cutting
sound effects
flashback
5. 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
narrowcasting
dissolves
presentational
multi- camera telefilm studio production
6. Where two/three people converse in the frame
two/three shot
staging
cross-cutting
standard camera height
7. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states
framing
Classic Network Era
crane shot
sililoquies
8. Eye level
standard camera height
camerawork
ellipsis
video switcher
9. When images overlap - one to another. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space`
medium shots
offscreen space
cross-cutting
dissolves
10. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene
fade-out
fade-in
wide angle lenses
crane shot
11. 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
diegesis
vocal sounds
kinescope
music
12. Diegetic - and non-diegetic
ellipsis
two/three shot
music
extreme closeup
13. Based off industry's conception of how audience relate. Assert as set of ideas to unite viewers in their national identities as Americans (hegemony)
standard camera height
cultural representations
computer generated animation
textual form
14. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
telephoto lenses
live-to-tape
Convergence Era
flashback
15. Motion of a given sequence
speed
cut
two/three shot
dialogue
16. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
Classic Network Era
extreme long shot
fade-out
sound bridge
17. 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
telefilms
multi- camera telefilm studio production
anthology drama
environmental sound
18. Transparent paper that animations are drawn onto and then shot
long shots
animation
crane shot
cels
19. The formal characteristics that help express meaning independently of a text's context
hand-held
anthology drama
style
single camera
20. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic
presentational
master shot
focus
voiceover narration
21. Straps the camera to the operator to make it glide. attempts to be realistic
video switcher
long take
stedicam
score
22. Images are created and animated digitally
canted camera angle
crane shot
dialogue
computer generated animation
23. Audio and video in an edits are staggered: the next's scenes sound is heard before cutting to the shot
sound bridge
textual form
wide angle lenses
onscreen space
24. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques
screen direction
naturalistic
graphics
long take
25. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
focal length
editing
wipes
medium shots
26. Omitting intervening moments. used to condense time. turn a day in 30minutes
naturalistic
ellipsis
presentational
canted camera angle
27. Presumably not heard by characters. can be either from audience or pre-recorded
Convergence Era
chroma key
fade-out
laugh track
28. Low cost of live production with the repeatability of telefilm. recorded on videotape and saved for a future broadcast
live-to-tape
sound effects
laugh track
anthology drama
29. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions
sound effects
video switcher
environmental sound
wipes
30. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics
keying
fade-out
video switcher
vocal performance
31. Can be incidental (footsteps or crown laughing) or artificially enhanced. creates a richer environment
closeups
camera movement: tracking
ambient sound
diegesis
32. 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
offscreen space
naturalistic
shot/reverse shot
computer generated animation
33. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events
sound bridge
focal length
flashback
camera movement: pan
34. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting
instant replay
sililoquies
dialogue
presentational
35. The back and forth editing between closeups in a dialogue
laugh track
camera movement: dolly
shot/reverse shot
computer generated animation
36. When people are talking
vocal sounds
rack of focus
wide angle lenses
jump cut
37. Spacial relation between elements
score
Realism
standard camera height
perspective
38. Aka the master shot. offer more details of a scene. typically show the entire body-- hard to read gestures or convey emotion
long shots
video switcher
monologue
low camera angle
39. Mimics the motion of turning your head left or right
camera movement: pan
kinescope
fade-in
extreme long shot
40. 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
live-to-tape
multi- camera telefilm studio production
score
ellipsis
41. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports
chroma key
computer generated images
sililoquies
focal length
42. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location
live-to-tape
extreme long shot
shot/reverse shot
medium shots
43. Moving cameras that can wheel any direction. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
cels
camera movement: dolly
textual form
multi-camera live production
44. Chest up. provide facial detail without feeling overtly intrusive
extreme closeup
two shot west
environmental sound
medium closeup
45. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences
cross-fades
fade-in
low camera angle
theme songs
46. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic
multi-camera live production
vocal sounds
standard camera height
hand-held
47. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)
medium shots
theme songs
high camera angle
camerawork
48. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously
extreme long shot
kinescope
split-screen
dissolves
49. When camera is looking up at a character
presentational
hand-held
wide angle lenses
low camera angle
50. Use long focal length. captures images from far away. compresses the depth of the shot
telefilms
animation
telephoto lenses
naturalistic