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Television Vocab

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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.






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






9. Images are created and animated digitally






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






11. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






13. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






15. When the viewer can become lost in the story. even in sci-fi as long as the world they are in seem relate-able to our world. realistic in form vs. content






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






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






18. Eye level






19. A particular character's sound






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






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






22. The technique that captures that image for viewers






23. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






26. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






30. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






44. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. When camera is looking up at a character