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Television Vocab

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






2. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






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






6. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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






10. When people are talking






11. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






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






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






16. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






19. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






22. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






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






26. Eye level






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A particular character's sound






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






43. The technique that captures that image for viewers






44. Spacial relation between elements






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






46. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






47. Images are created and animated digitally






48. 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






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






50. 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