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Television Vocab
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1. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions
style
cross-fades
stedicam
sound effects
2. Straps the camera to the operator to make it glide. attempts to be realistic
musical montage
stedicam
graphics
dialogue
3. Can be incidental (footsteps or crown laughing) or artificially enhanced. creates a richer environment
ambient sound
kinescope
staging
video switcher
4. The technique that captures that image for viewers
stedicam
laugh track
camerawork
sound bridge
5. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression
closeups
video switcher
computer generated images
canted camera angle
6. VCR - DVR: digital technologies have given viewers more power to replay - redistribute - watch when convenient - fast forward commercials
graphics
media technologies
screen direction
Classic Network Era
7. When a shot had a narrow depth of field and part of the image is out of focus
canted camera angle
low camera angle
rack of focus
screen direction
8. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques
naturalistic
camerawork
graphics
master shot
9. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location
extreme long shot
ellipsis
camera movement: pan
master shot
10. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events
medium shots
narrowcasting
flashback
wipes
11. Targets media to specific segments of the audience
narrowcasting
master shot
medium shots
jump cut
12. 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
dialogue
low camera angle
flashback
multi- camera telefilm studio production
13. From black to action. common when retuning from breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
narrowcasting
focal length
fade-in
computer generated images
14. Mobile-- on site. multiple takes from multiple angles - shot out of order
single camera
long shots
dissolves
flashback
15. Sequence is consistent. one character is always on the left - other on the right. avoids distorting
stedicam
sililoquies
camerawork
screen direction
16. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry
ellipsis
focus
chroma key
high camera angle
17. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic
ambient sound
videotape
camera movement: tracking
voiceover narration
18. When camera is looking up at a character
narrowcasting
extreme closeup
score
low camera angle
19. Aka the master shot. offer more details of a scene. typically show the entire body-- hard to read gestures or convey emotion
ellipsis
long shots
diegesis
voiceover narration
20. Rhythmically edits a number of visual sequence over a song that signals an emotional response
fade-in
diegesis
musical montage
onscreen space
21. When people are talking
animation
wipes
vocal sounds
two shot west
22. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
medium shots
rhythm
chroma key
camera movement: tilt
23. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously
split-screen
graphics
screen direction
two/three shot
24. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)
sililoquies
single camera
theme songs
cultural representations
25. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
low camera angle
standard camera height
wipes
two shot west
26. 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
rhythm
extreme closeup
jump cut
animation
27. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene
cross-cutting
crane shot
hand-held
computer generated animation
28. Cutting to a sequence occurring simultaneous in another location. creates suspense or thematic parallels
cross-cutting
narrowcasting
perspective
stedicam
29. When the camera is angled. provided a disorienting slant perspective
canted camera angle
crane shot
voiceover narration
graphics
30. The musical (instrumental) soundtrack that can define a scene's mood - tone - and genre. can help determine the genre. usually original compositions
vocal sounds
computer generated images
rack of focus
score
31. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption
focal length
fade-in
hand-held
long take
32. Where two/three people converse in the frame
voiceover narration
two/three shot
sound bridge
canted camera angle
33. Rarely has an impacts on viewers comprehension. works to convey naturalism
environmental sound
fade-in
live-to-tape
speed
34. 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
fade-out
environmental sound
telefilms
two shot west
35. Motion of a given sequence
stedicam
live-to-tape
cross-fades
speed
36. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC
score
democratic regulations
shot/reverse shot
long take
37. 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
camera movement: dolly
anthology drama
single camera
diegesis
38. 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
shot/reverse shot
fade-in
cels
offscreen space
39. The entire visual world is created non-photographically
telephoto lenses
computer generated images
animation
perspective
40. 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
video switcher
sililoquies
presentational
kinescope
41. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states
sililoquies
shot/reverse shot
democratic regulations
anthology drama
42. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences
cross-fades
monologue
video switcher
stedicam
43. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
rhythm
vocal sounds
two shot west
long take
44. The back and forth editing between closeups in a dialogue
hand-held
shot/reverse shot
cels
extreme long shot
45. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting
presentational
telefilms
Classic Network Era
dialogue
46. A particular character's sound
vocal performance
multi-camera live production
Convergence Era
computer generated animation
47. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
keying
single camera
Convergence Era
monologue
48. 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
live-to-tape
wide angle lenses
naturalistic
anthology drama
49. Videotape allowed individual camera angles to be replayed in slow motion-- allowed for the growth of football
textual form
Multi-Channel Era
dissolves
instant replay
50. Pacing edits can provide counterpoint to the music's beats
canted camera angle
rhythm
chroma key
dialogue