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Television Vocab

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






2. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






3. When camera is looking down at a character






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






5. 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.






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






7. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






18. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






19. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Eye level






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






39. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






40. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






42. When camera is looking up at a character






43. Images are created and animated digitally






44. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






45. 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






46. 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






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






48. A particular character's sound






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






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