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Television Vocab

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1. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Where two/three people converse in the frame






8. Eye level






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






10. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






11. 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






12. Audio and video in an edits are staggered: the next's scenes sound is heard before cutting to the shot






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






14. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






15. The basic unit of editing. an instant switch from one shot to another. re-frames the visual perspective on the action






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -






24. The technique that captures that image for viewers






25. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming






31. 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






32. When camera is looking up at a character






33. When people are talking






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






35. Use short focal length. cause fisheye distortion. increase the depth of the shot






36. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






37. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






38. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






41. Images are created and animated digitally






42. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






45. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.






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






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






48. The musical (instrumental) soundtrack that can define a scene's mood - tone - and genre. can help determine the genre. usually original compositions






49. Spacial relation between elements






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