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Television Vocab

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1. Spacial relation between elements






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






10. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






12. Can be incidental (footsteps or crown laughing) or artificially enhanced. creates a richer environment






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






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






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






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






17. Images are created and animated digitally






18. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. A particular character's sound






29. Motion of a given sequence






30. 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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. Space that exists inside the frame.






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. When people are talking