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Television Vocab

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






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






3. When people are talking






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






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






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






7. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






9. A particular character's sound






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






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






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






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






14. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






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






18. Space that exists inside the frame.






19. Eye level






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






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






22. 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






23. When camera is looking down at a character






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






35. 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






36. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






37. The technique that captures that image for viewers






38. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






39. Allows and isolated detail - object - or body part to fill the screen. commonly used to highlight a piece of evidence or object contributing to the narrative






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






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






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






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






44. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






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






48. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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