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Television Vocab

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






2. Eye level






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






12. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






15. 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






16. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






19. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






22. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






25. Motion of a given sequence






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






27. 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






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






29. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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






33. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






34. When camera is looking up at a character






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






36. 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






37. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






38. 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






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






40. A particular character's sound






41. 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






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






43. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






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






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






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






49. When people are talking






50. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry