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Television Vocab

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






2. When camera is looking up at a character






3. 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






4. When camera is looking down at a character






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






6. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






7. Motion of a given sequence






8. Use long focal length. captures images from far away. compresses the depth of the shot






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






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






11. 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






12. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






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






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






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






18. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






19. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






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






36. A particular character's sound






37. Eye level






38. Straps the camera to the operator to make it glide. attempts to be realistic






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Spacial relation between elements






47. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






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