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Television Vocab

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






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






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






4. A particular character's sound






5. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Images are created and animated digitally






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






29. 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






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






31. Space that exists inside the frame.






32. Spacial relation between elements






33. 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






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






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






36. When camera is looking down at a character






37. The back and forth editing between closeups in a dialogue






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






39. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






40. 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






41. Documentary staple - less steady and jumpier. attempts to be realistic






42. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






45. Where two/three people converse in the frame






46. 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






47. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






50. Establishing shot of entire scene







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