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Television Vocab

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






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






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






4. Sequence is consistent. one character is always on the left - other on the right. avoids distorting






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






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






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






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






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






10. Rhythmically edits a number of visual sequence over a song that signals an emotional response






11. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Chest up. provide facial detail without feeling overtly intrusive






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






21. When camera is looking up at a character






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






23. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions






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






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






26. 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






27. Eye level






28. When camera is looking down at a character






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






30. Waist up. distance allows viewers to see character's facial expressions. mimics a real life conversation. viewer doesn't feel too invasive






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Spacial relation between elements






41. Mimics the motion of turning your head left or right






42. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






43. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






45. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






46. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic






47. Motion of a given sequence






48. When people are talking






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






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