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Television Vocab

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






2. Puts shots together into a larger program. appears almost unnoticeable






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






4. 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






5. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






7. Eye level






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






9. Motion of a given sequence






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






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. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene






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






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






15. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






17. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






19. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






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






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






25. The technique that captures that image for viewers






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Images are created and animated digitally






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. Spacial relation between elements






40. Determines which cameras will be broadcast - transitions in between shots - added graphics






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






42. 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.






43. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






46. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






49. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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







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