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Television Vocab

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1. Eye level






2. 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






3. 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






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. Straps the camera to the operator to make it glide. attempts to be realistic






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






7. Images are created and animated digitally






8. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






11. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






27. Space that exists inside the frame.






28. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






30. 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






31. Motion of a given sequence






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






33. 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






34. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






37. When camera is looking down at a character






38. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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