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Television Vocab

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1. Eye level






2. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






4. When camera is looking up at a character






5. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






8. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






10. 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






11. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






12. Pacing edits can provide counterpoint to the music's beats






13. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






16. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






17. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions






18. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space






28. 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






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






30. Images are created and animated digitally






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






32. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.






33. 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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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. Mimics the motion of turning your head left or right






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






46. Motion of a given sequence






47. From black to action. common when retuning from breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space






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






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






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