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Television Vocab

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






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






3. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions






4. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






6. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






9. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






11. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality






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






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






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






15. When camera is looking down at a character






16. When people are talking






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






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






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






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






21. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






34. 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






35. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






38. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






39. A particular character's sound






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






41. 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






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






43. Spacial relation between elements






44. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






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






48. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






49. From black to action. common when retuning from breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space






50. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC