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Television Vocab

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






18. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






24. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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






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






30. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






33. A particular character's sound






34. Eye level






35. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Spacial relation between elements






47. 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






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






49. Motion of a given sequence






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







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