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Television Vocab
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1. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
narrowcasting
voiceover narration
music
wipes
2. Rhythmically edits a number of visual sequence over a song that signals an emotional response
perspective
kinescope
flashback
musical montage
3. 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
wide angle lenses
keying
anthology drama
narrowcasting
4. 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
extreme long shot
extreme closeup
ambient sound
diegesis
5. Moving cameras that can wheel any direction. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
camera movement: dolly
kinescope
wide angle lenses
chroma key
6. Audio and video in an edits are staggered: the next's scenes sound is heard before cutting to the shot
sound bridge
animation
Multi-Channel Era
score
7. Low cost of live production with the repeatability of telefilm. recorded on videotape and saved for a future broadcast
hand-held
kinescope
live-to-tape
rhythm
8. When a shot had a narrow depth of field and part of the image is out of focus
extreme closeup
rack of focus
cut
kinescope
9. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously
split-screen
dissolves
framing
dialogue
10. When people are talking
camera movement: tilt
perspective
vocal sounds
cross-cutting
11. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic
voiceover narration
two shot west
perspective
graphics
12. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports
extreme closeup
staging
chroma key
crane shot
13. When camera is looking down at a character
canted camera angle
crane shot
high camera angle
two shot west
14. Viewers expect content to be believable and relate to their world-- tricky b/c TV is inherently unrealistic
Realism
democratic regulations
editing
split-screen
15. Aka the master shot. offer more details of a scene. typically show the entire body-- hard to read gestures or convey emotion
long shots
cultural representations
Multi-Channel Era
chroma key
16. Mobile-- on site. multiple takes from multiple angles - shot out of order
split-screen
multi-camera live production
hand-held
single camera
17. Cutting to a sequence occurring simultaneous in another location. creates suspense or thematic parallels
media technologies
cross-cutting
anthology drama
sound effects
18. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry
kinescope
computer generated animation
camerawork
focus
19. 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
computer generated animation
naturalistic
chroma key
stedicam
20. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)
video switcher
animation
hand-held
theme songs
21. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC
democratic regulations
fade-out
vocal sounds
sound bridge
22. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
vocal sounds
Convergence Era
jump cut
naturalistic
23. Graphically generated visuals are placed atop a video image. ex: credits or captions
dissolves
keying
chroma key
crane shot
24. Chest up. provide facial detail without feeling overtly intrusive
staging
Realism
canted camera angle
medium closeup
25. Omitting intervening moments. used to condense time. turn a day in 30minutes
stedicam
sound bridge
master shot
ellipsis
26. The entire visual world is created non-photographically
video switcher
animation
telephoto lenses
closeups
27. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events
flashback
two/three shot
low camera angle
Multi-Channel Era
28. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -
narrowcasting
chroma key
Classic Network Era
laugh track
29. Refers to the world representing in a program
perspective
master shot
fade-out
diegesis
30. Spacial relation between elements
naturalistic
live-to-tape
two shot west
perspective
31. Motion of a given sequence
shot/reverse shot
laugh track
speed
presentational
32. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image
focal length
textual form
vocal performance
dialogue
33. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres
diegesis
naturalistic
textual form
hand-held
34. Puts shots together into a larger program. appears almost unnoticeable
laugh track
narrowcasting
anthology drama
editing
35. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality
keying
monologue
videotape
offscreen space
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)
fade-in
animation
cultural representations
video switcher
37. Targets media to specific segments of the audience
narrowcasting
offscreen space
shot/reverse shot
medium closeup
38. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states
flashback
canted camera angle
sililoquies
master shot
39. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting
stedicam
perspective
dialogue
telephoto lenses
40. Presumably not heard by characters. can be either from audience or pre-recorded
laugh track
screen direction
sound effects
live-to-tape
41. From black to action. common when retuning from breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
keying
telefilms
fade-in
Multi-Channel Era
42. 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
multi-camera live production
cross-cutting
camera movement: pan
stedicam
43. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions
sound effects
style
monologue
two shot west
44. Waist up. distance allows viewers to see character's facial expressions. mimics a real life conversation. viewer doesn't feel too invasive
Realism
medium shots
computer generated images
naturalistic
45. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences
medium shots
narrowcasting
cross-fades
extreme long shot
46. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic
keying
Realism
hand-held
staging
47. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
graphics
two shot west
sililoquies
focal length
48. Establishing shot of entire scene
telefilms
presentational
master shot
low camera angle
49. Use short focal length. cause fisheye distortion. increase the depth of the shot
kinescope
multi- camera telefilm studio production
long take
wide angle lenses
50. 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
canted camera angle
kinescope
extreme long shot
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