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Television Vocab

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1. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






2. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






5. When people are talking






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






14. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






16. 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






17. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






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






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






22. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






25. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






27. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Eye level






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






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






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






41. Spacial relation between elements






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






49. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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