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Television Vocab
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)
crane shot
extreme long shot
theme songs
cultural representations
2. Chest up. provide facial detail without feeling overtly intrusive
perspective
medium closeup
kinescope
Multi-Channel Era
3. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene
crane shot
multi- camera telefilm studio production
kinescope
extreme long shot
4. Low cost of live production with the repeatability of telefilm. recorded on videotape and saved for a future broadcast
live-to-tape
sound effects
naturalistic
canted camera angle
5. When graphic images are incorporated into traditionally shot programming. used to create creatures or complex effects-- sci fi and horror
standard camera height
monologue
perspective
computer generated images
6. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres
textual form
extreme closeup
focus
chroma key
7. Mobile-- on site. multiple takes from multiple angles - shot out of order
shot/reverse shot
score
single camera
video switcher
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
long shots
fade-in
naturalistic
textual form
9. The formal characteristics that help express meaning independently of a text's context
textual form
focal length
sililoquies
style
10. Moving cameras that can wheel any direction. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
chroma key
multi-camera live production
rack of focus
camera movement: dolly
11. 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
offscreen space
focus
editing
screen direction
12. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics
Realism
environmental sound
video switcher
multi-camera live production
13. Use short focal length. cause fisheye distortion. increase the depth of the shot
music
wide angle lenses
diegesis
vocal performance
14. Based off industry's conception of how audience relate. Assert as set of ideas to unite viewers in their national identities as Americans (hegemony)
onscreen space
standard camera height
flashback
cultural representations
15. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously
medium shots
vocal sounds
split-screen
Realism
16. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
wipes
two shot west
chroma key
speed
17. The musical (instrumental) soundtrack that can define a scene's mood - tone - and genre. can help determine the genre. usually original compositions
rack of focus
shot/reverse shot
closeups
score
18. The technique that captures that image for viewers
camerawork
cultural representations
focus
extreme closeup
19. Targets media to specific segments of the audience
camerawork
laugh track
narrowcasting
two/three shot
20. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location
telephoto lenses
extreme long shot
score
dialogue
21. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states
sililoquies
crane shot
computer generated animation
ambient sound
22. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences
vocal performance
live-to-tape
cross-fades
wide angle lenses
23. When the camera is angled. provided a disorienting slant perspective
single camera
cut
offscreen space
canted camera angle
24. Moving cameras along a line. moves the entire camera along with someone. follows actors steadily through space
vocal performance
diegesis
jump cut
camera movement: tracking
25. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions
sound effects
kinescope
telefilms
crane shot
26. Waist up. distance allows viewers to see character's facial expressions. mimics a real life conversation. viewer doesn't feel too invasive
medium shots
cels
video switcher
extreme closeup
27. The entire visual world is created non-photographically
style
telephoto lenses
fade-out
animation
28. Refers to the world representing in a program
cross-cutting
cultural representations
diegesis
onscreen space
29. Diegetic - and non-diegetic
music
multi-camera live production
musical montage
dialogue
30. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques
two/three shot
graphics
wide angle lenses
Classic Network Era
31. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic
telephoto lenses
media technologies
hand-held
voiceover narration
32. 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
presentational
editing
low camera angle
dialogue
33. Can be incidental (footsteps or crown laughing) or artificially enhanced. creates a richer environment
theme songs
monologue
ambient sound
voiceover narration
34. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging
cultural representations
editing
framing
long take
35. 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
graphics
extreme closeup
staging
perspective
36. 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
cross-cutting
staging
kinescope
split-screen
37. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -
keying
vocal sounds
Classic Network Era
focus
38. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
camera movement: pan
live-to-tape
wipes
two/three shot
39. When camera is looking up at a character
jump cut
low camera angle
Realism
ambient sound
40. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
camera movement: tilt
theme songs
sound bridge
camera movement: tracking
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
anthology drama
animation
cels
extreme long shot
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
high camera angle
multi-camera live production
long take
closeups
43. Cutting to a sequence occurring simultaneous in another location. creates suspense or thematic parallels
focus
narrowcasting
cross-cutting
canted camera angle
44. Space that exists inside the frame.
crane shot
monologue
onscreen space
fade-out
45. Use long focal length. captures images from far away. compresses the depth of the shot
textual form
telephoto lenses
diegesis
computer generated images
46. A (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
Realism
wide angle lenses
monologue
low camera angle
47. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption
videotape
high camera angle
long take
extreme long shot
48. Spacial relation between elements
sound bridge
perspective
cross-fades
musical montage
49. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
Convergence Era
videotape
cultural representations
theme songs
50. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
cross-fades
fade-out
focus
Realism