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Television Vocab

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






2. Images are created and animated digitally






3. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






4. Spacial relation between elements






5. 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.






6. 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






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






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






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






10. When people are talking






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. Videotape allowed individual camera angles to be replayed in slow motion-- allowed for the growth of football






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






20. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






22. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres






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






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






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






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






27. Low cost of live production with the repeatability of telefilm. recorded on videotape and saved for a future broadcast






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






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






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






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






32. Graphically generated visuals are placed atop a video image. ex: credits or captions






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Refers to the world representing in a program






40. Eye level






41. Rarely has an impacts on viewers comprehension. works to convey naturalism






42. When camera is looking down at a character






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






44. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






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






48. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption






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






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