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Television Vocab

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






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






3. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






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






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






8. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






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






12. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






13. 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






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






15. When camera is looking up at a character






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






17. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






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






39. Eye level






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






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






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






43. Motion of a given sequence






44. Space that exists inside the frame.






45. When people are talking






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






47. 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






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. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






50. When camera is looking down at a character