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Television Vocab

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1. Images are created and animated digitally






2. 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






3. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Viewers expect content to be believable and relate to their world-- tricky b/c TV is inherently unrealistic






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






15. 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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






23. Motion of a given sequence






24. When people are talking






25. The musical (instrumental) soundtrack that can define a scene's mood - tone - and genre. can help determine the genre. usually original compositions






26. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






29. Videotape allowed individual camera angles to be replayed in slow motion-- allowed for the growth of football






30. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






41. 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






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






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






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






45. A particular character's sound






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






47. Spacial relation between elements






48. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






49. Space that exists inside the frame.






50. The technique that captures that image for viewers