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Television Vocab
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry
keying
focus
ambient sound
fade-in
2. Mobile-- on site. multiple takes from multiple angles - shot out of order
closeups
cels
single camera
camerawork
3. Puts shots together into a larger program. appears almost unnoticeable
computer generated images
Multi-Channel Era
editing
camera movement: pan
4. When a shot had a narrow depth of field and part of the image is out of focus
cels
rack of focus
environmental sound
hand-held
5. 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
Multi-Channel Era
speed
multi- camera telefilm studio production
shot/reverse shot
6. Low cost of live production with the repeatability of telefilm. recorded on videotape and saved for a future broadcast
animation
live-to-tape
Realism
narrowcasting
7. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene
chroma key
offscreen space
animation
crane shot
8. 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
medium shots
screen direction
naturalistic
long take
9. When camera is looking down at a character
monologue
Convergence Era
high camera angle
long take
10. Videotape allowed individual camera angles to be replayed in slow motion-- allowed for the growth of football
instant replay
multi- camera telefilm studio production
anthology drama
stedicam
11. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
camera movement: pan
ambient sound
videotape
two shot west
12. Can be incidental (footsteps or crown laughing) or artificially enhanced. creates a richer environment
computer generated images
sound bridge
ambient sound
Multi-Channel Era
13. When the camera is angled. provided a disorienting slant perspective
camera movement: tracking
monologue
canted camera angle
rhythm
14. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging
rack of focus
framing
diegesis
cross-fades
15. Refers to the world representing in a program
sound bridge
computer generated images
telefilms
diegesis
16. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location
extreme long shot
monologue
instant replay
media technologies
17. Images are created and animated digitally
video switcher
computer generated animation
focal length
textual form
18. 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
Convergence Era
jump cut
camera movement: tracking
anthology drama
19. Aka the master shot. offer more details of a scene. typically show the entire body-- hard to read gestures or convey emotion
long shots
focal length
fade-out
sound bridge
20. When graphic images are incorporated into traditionally shot programming. used to create creatures or complex effects-- sci fi and horror
musical montage
videotape
computer generated images
rack of focus
21. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics
video switcher
two/three shot
anthology drama
closeups
22. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
camera movement: tilt
Classic Network Era
onscreen space
long take
23. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -
extreme long shot
camera movement: pan
split-screen
Classic Network Era
24. Diegetic - and non-diegetic
music
high camera angle
flashback
textual form
25. The formal characteristics that help express meaning independently of a text's context
style
jump cut
crane shot
ambient sound
26. Everything that takes place in front of the camera: set. props - lighting - costume - makeup - and actor movements and performance
staging
extreme long shot
cels
presentational
27. Mimics the motion of turning your head left or right
split-screen
shot/reverse shot
single camera
camera movement: pan
28. When images overlap - one to another. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space`
dissolves
ambient sound
rack of focus
medium closeup
29. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres
textual form
single camera
perspective
camera movement: pan
30. A (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
anthology drama
camera movement: tracking
monologue
standard camera height
31. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events
cels
flashback
low camera angle
sililoquies
32. 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
medium shots
split-screen
presentational
perspective
33. Rarely has an impacts on viewers comprehension. works to convey naturalism
onscreen space
multi-camera live production
environmental sound
computer generated images
34. Cutting to a sequence occurring simultaneous in another location. creates suspense or thematic parallels
cross-cutting
stedicam
extreme closeup
voiceover narration
35. Where two/three people converse in the frame
theme songs
Realism
two/three shot
stedicam
36. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques
offscreen space
crane shot
focus
graphics
37. 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
music
screen direction
focus
kinescope
38. Audio and video in an edits are staggered: the next's scenes sound is heard before cutting to the shot
naturalistic
sound bridge
framing
computer generated images
39. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality
videotape
textual form
anthology drama
multi-camera live production
40. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression
split-screen
rack of focus
monologue
closeups
41. Presumably not heard by characters. can be either from audience or pre-recorded
low camera angle
focal length
cross-fades
laugh track
42. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image
Convergence Era
rhythm
multi- camera telefilm studio production
focal length
43. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting
fade-out
dialogue
shot/reverse shot
wide angle lenses
44. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
Convergence Era
presentational
diegesis
instant replay
45. Motion of a given sequence
cross-fades
democratic regulations
speed
medium shots
46. 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.
music
wide angle lenses
Multi-Channel Era
dialogue
47. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions
animation
video switcher
sound effects
monologue
48. 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
canted camera angle
shot/reverse shot
extreme closeup
camera movement: pan
49. An edit where the shots do not sufficiently re-frame the action
naturalistic
extreme long shot
jump cut
camera movement: dolly
50. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports
speed
chroma key
anthology drama
wide angle lenses