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Television Vocab

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1. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






4. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






7. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Refers to the world representing in a program






15. 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






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






17. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






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






21. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






23. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.






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






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






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






27. When camera is looking down at a character






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Images are created and animated digitally






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






38. 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






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






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






41. A particular character's sound






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






43. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






44. Eye level






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






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






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






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






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






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