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Television Vocab

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






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






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






4. 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






5. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






7. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






10. Spacial relation between elements






11. 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






12. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






22. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






23. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions






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






25. Eye level






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






27. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






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






31. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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






49. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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