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Television Vocab

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






2. 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






3. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Spacial relation between elements






13. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






14. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






15. A particular character's sound






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






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






18. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






21. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






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






25. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






28. When camera is looking down at a character






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






30. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






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






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






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






44. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






45. The technique that captures that image for viewers






46. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






49. 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






50. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic