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Television Vocab

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






2. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






5. 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






6. A particular character's sound






7. When people are talking






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






9. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic






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






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






12. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






14. Eye level






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






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






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






26. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






33. Space that exists inside the frame.






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






48. 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.






49. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






50. 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