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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. When camera is looking down at a character






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






8. 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






9. When people are talking






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






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






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






13. Where two/three people converse in the frame






14. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






15. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






17. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






40. 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.






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






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






43. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






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






47. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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