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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






12. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






14. Rarely has an impacts on viewers comprehension. works to convey naturalism






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






16. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






18. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






21. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






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






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






26. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Spacial relation between elements






34. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






35. When people are talking






36. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






47. 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






48. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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