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Television Vocab

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






2. When camera is looking up at a character






3. Refers to the world representing in a program






4. 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






5. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






8. Eye level






9. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






12. Cutting to a sequence occurring simultaneous in another location. creates suspense or thematic parallels






13. 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






14. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






15. Motion of a given sequence






16. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






17. Rarely has an impacts on viewers comprehension. works to convey naturalism






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






19. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






30. When people are talking






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






32. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






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






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






43. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






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






47. Establishing shot of entire scene






48. Images are created and animated digitally






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






50. 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







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