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Television Vocab

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






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






3. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






6. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






8. A particular character's sound






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






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






11. Refers to the world representing in a program






12. 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.






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






14. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






27. Mobile-- on site. multiple takes from multiple angles - shot out of order






28. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






39. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






42. Eye level






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






44. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






45. 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






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






47. When people are talking






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






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






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