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Television Vocab

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1. The technique that captures that image for viewers






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






11. When people are talking






12. 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.






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






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






15. Eye level






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






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






18. Refers to the world representing in a program






19. 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






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






21. A particular character's sound






22. When camera is looking up at a character






23. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






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






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






28. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






29. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






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






33. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






36. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Audio and video in an edits are staggered: the next's scenes sound is heard before cutting to the shot






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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