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Television Vocab

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1. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






4. The formal characteristics that help express meaning independently of a text's context






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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. Mimics the motion of turning your head left or right






12. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






15. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






23. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






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






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






28. When camera is looking up at a character






29. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






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






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






34. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






43. 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






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






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






46. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






48. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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