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






3. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






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






7. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports






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






9. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. When people are talking






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






23. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. When camera is looking up at a character






29. 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






30. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






31. Chest up. provide facial detail without feeling overtly intrusive






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






33. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






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






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






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






39. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Where two/three people converse in the frame






48. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






49. 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






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