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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. Sequence is consistent. one character is always on the left - other on the right. avoids distorting






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






19. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






27. Spacial relation between elements






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






42. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






43. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






44. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






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






48. When people are talking






49. Refers to the world representing in a program






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