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Television Vocab

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1. Moving cameras that can wheel any direction. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space






2. Refers to the world representing in a program






3. A particular character's sound






4. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions






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






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






7. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






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






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






12. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






15. Motion of a given sequence






16. When people are talking






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






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






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






20. Establishing shot of entire scene






21. 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






22. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






25. Images are created and animated digitally






26. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






28. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






31. 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






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






33. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






38. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. Eye level






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






47. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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. 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







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