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Television Vocab

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1. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






3. 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.






4. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






6. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic






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






8. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






17. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






20. 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






21. Eye level






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






23. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






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






27. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






28. When camera is looking up at a character






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






30. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






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






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






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






50. When people are talking