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Television Vocab

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1. When people are talking






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






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






4. Where two/three people converse in the frame






5. Motion of a given sequence






6. 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






7. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






9. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






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






13. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






14. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






17. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






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






21. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)






22. 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






23. When camera is looking down at a character






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






25. Found in live edit programs - sports and new. viewers are able to consume multiple streams of information simultaneously






26. 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






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






28. Spacial relation between elements






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






30. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






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






34. A particular character's sound






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






36. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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