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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






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






13. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






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






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






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






19. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






30. A particular character's sound






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






32. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






34. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






36. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






39. When people are talking






40. 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.






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






42. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






44. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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