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Television Vocab

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1. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






4. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. Straps the camera to the operator to make it glide. attempts to be realistic






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






12. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






15. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






16. Eye level






17. Motion of a given sequence






18. Viewers expect content to be believable and relate to their world-- tricky b/c TV is inherently unrealistic






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






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






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






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






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






24. The technique that captures that image for viewers






25. Where two/three people converse in the frame






26. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Use long focal length. captures images from far away. compresses the depth of the shot






40. 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






41. When people are talking






42. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space






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






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






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






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






47. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






49. 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






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