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Television Vocab

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






2. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






3. Spacial relation between elements






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






5. A particular character's sound






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






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






8. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Motion of a given sequence






15. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






16. 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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. When camera is looking down at a character






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Establishing shot of entire scene






29. Rarely has an impacts on viewers comprehension. works to convey naturalism






30. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. When people are talking






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






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






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






44. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






45. Eye level






46. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






48. 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






49. 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






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






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