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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






14. When a shot had a narrow depth of field and part of the image is out of focus






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






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






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






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






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






20. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






21. 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






22. Where two/three people converse in the frame






23. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






24. 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






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






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






27. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






30. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






31. 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






32. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






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






36. Eye level






37. When graphic images are incorporated into traditionally shot programming. used to create creatures or complex effects-- sci fi and horror






38. 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






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






40. When camera is looking up at a character






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






42. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






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






46. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






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. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging