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Television Vocab

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1. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






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






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






8. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states






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






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






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






12. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






13. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






16. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






17. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene






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






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






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. Spacial relation between elements






22. Establishing shot of entire scene






23. 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






24. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






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






28. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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