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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. A particular character's sound






7. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






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






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






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






13. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






17. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






20. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






23. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






26. 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






27. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






30. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






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






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






35. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






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






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






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






41. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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.






48. Spacial relation between elements






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






50. The technique that captures that image for viewers