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Television Vocab
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Motion of a given sequence
speed
framing
animation
theme songs
2. Eye level
medium shots
extreme closeup
graphics
standard camera height
3. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption
shot/reverse shot
instant replay
medium closeup
long take
4. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
long shots
camera movement: tilt
closeups
ambient sound
5. When camera is looking down at a character
two/three shot
high camera angle
camera movement: pan
cultural representations
6. Rhythmically edits a number of visual sequence over a song that signals an emotional response
kinescope
rhythm
musical montage
score
7. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image
style
cross-cutting
fade-in
focal length
8. Common in soaps where two people face camera in the same direction so they cant see each other's reactions
vocal sounds
ambient sound
crane shot
two shot west
9. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
anthology drama
onscreen space
focus
wipes
10. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states
sililoquies
Realism
screen direction
dissolves
11. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences
multi- camera telefilm studio production
cross-fades
extreme long shot
screen direction
12. Use short focal length. cause fisheye distortion. increase the depth of the shot
staging
camerawork
camera movement: tracking
wide angle lenses
13. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location
onscreen space
extreme long shot
theme songs
cels
14. VCR - DVR: digital technologies have given viewers more power to replay - redistribute - watch when convenient - fast forward commercials
Classic Network Era
camera movement: tracking
keying
media technologies
15. When a shot had a narrow depth of field and part of the image is out of focus
live-to-tape
low camera angle
rhythm
rack of focus
16. Targets media to specific segments of the audience
narrowcasting
ellipsis
graphics
staging
17. Everything that takes place in front of the camera: set. props - lighting - costume - makeup - and actor movements and performance
ellipsis
Convergence Era
staging
crane shot
18. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality
staging
focus
videotape
keying
19. 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
camerawork
kinescope
vocal performance
staging
20. Used as a transition to pull out of a scene
focal length
crane shot
sililoquies
medium shots
21. Transparent paper that animations are drawn onto and then shot
cross-cutting
cels
extreme long shot
fade-in
22. 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
multi- camera telefilm studio production
two shot west
score
crane shot
23. Spacial relation between elements
perspective
shot/reverse shot
Multi-Channel Era
live-to-tape
24. The back and forth editing between closeups in a dialogue
environmental sound
style
rack of focus
shot/reverse shot
25. Cutting to a sequence occurring simultaneous in another location. creates suspense or thematic parallels
cross-cutting
presentational
democratic regulations
Realism
26. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events
multi-camera live production
environmental sound
long take
flashback
27. Low cost of live production with the repeatability of telefilm. recorded on videotape and saved for a future broadcast
Classic Network Era
keying
speed
live-to-tape
28. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
rack of focus
canted camera angle
Convergence Era
ambient sound
29. The technique that captures that image for viewers
theme songs
camerawork
telephoto lenses
long take
30. Omitting intervening moments. used to condense time. turn a day in 30minutes
ellipsis
single camera
graphics
medium closeup
31. From black to action. common when retuning from breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
split-screen
fade-in
closeups
flashback
32. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports
media technologies
screen direction
chroma key
cels
33. 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
multi-camera live production
cross-cutting
closeups
editing
34. Refers to the world representing in a program
diegesis
multi-camera live production
single camera
camera movement: dolly
35. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic
voiceover narration
perspective
screen direction
standard camera height
36. Designed to mimic the sounds that would be created in the environment depicted on screen. can heighten impact of staged actions
sound effects
staging
graphics
democratic regulations
37. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
camera movement: tracking
graphics
fade-out
telefilms
38. Graphically generated visuals are placed atop a video image. ex: credits or captions
style
chroma key
keying
rhythm
39. When images overlap - one to another. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space`
music
live-to-tape
dissolves
camera movement: tilt
40. 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
low camera angle
multi- camera telefilm studio production
wipes
naturalistic
41. Audio and video in an edits are staggered: the next's scenes sound is heard before cutting to the shot
sound bridge
animation
two/three shot
framing
42. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging
framing
telephoto lenses
medium closeup
medium shots
43. When people are talking
vocal sounds
environmental sound
ambient sound
naturalistic
44. The musical (instrumental) soundtrack that can define a scene's mood - tone - and genre. can help determine the genre. usually original compositions
medium closeup
perspective
score
ellipsis
45. Use long focal length. captures images from far away. compresses the depth of the shot
medium shots
onscreen space
telephoto lenses
stedicam
46. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously
sound bridge
rhythm
split-screen
hand-held
47. Diegetic - and non-diegetic
music
democratic regulations
naturalistic
hand-held
48. 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.
Multi-Channel Era
textual form
dialogue
fade-out
49. Pacing edits can provide counterpoint to the music's beats
dissolves
rhythm
sound bridge
master shot
50. Puts shots together into a larger program. appears almost unnoticeable
canted camera angle
editing
split-screen
dissolves