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Television Vocab

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






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






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






4. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






7. 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






8. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






9. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






10. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






12. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






16. 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






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






18. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






21. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






22. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






25. The technique that captures that image for viewers






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Spacial relation between elements






32. Establishing shot of entire scene






33. 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






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






35. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






37. Images are created and animated digitally






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality






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






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






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