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Television Vocab

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1. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






9. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. Space that exists inside the frame.






18. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






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






22. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






23. Where two/three people converse in the frame






24. When camera is looking down at a character






25. 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






26. 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






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






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






29. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






32. When images overlap - one to another. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space`






33. A particular character's sound






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






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






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






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






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






39. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






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






43. Establishing shot of entire scene






44. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






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






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






49. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres






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