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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Eye level






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






13. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






17. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






24. Transparent paper that animations are drawn onto and then shot






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






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






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






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






29. A particular character's sound






30. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






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






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. When camera is looking up at a character






36. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






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






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






41. Images are created and animated digitally






42. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






44. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






46. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image






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






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