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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Spacial relation between elements






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






9. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events






10. Eye level






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






12. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






13. Motion of a given sequence






14. 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






15. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






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






35. When camera is looking up at a character






36. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






38. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






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






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






43. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






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






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






48. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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