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Television Vocab
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Omitting intervening moments. used to condense time. turn a day in 30minutes
score
live-to-tape
camera movement: dolly
ellipsis
2. When a character is speaking to themselves to express their emotional states
screen direction
computer generated animation
extreme long shot
sililoquies
3. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging
framing
perspective
cultural representations
sililoquies
4. Images are created and animated digitally
rack of focus
laugh track
computer generated animation
naturalistic
5. Aka the establishing shot. sets the scene from a distance. they help ground the program in a particular location
media technologies
medium closeup
animation
extreme long shot
6. 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
screen direction
naturalistic
multi- camera telefilm studio production
sound bridge
7. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres
dialogue
environmental sound
cels
textual form
8. Allows and isolated detail - object - or body part to fill the screen. commonly used to highlight a piece of evidence or object contributing to the narrative
closeups
extreme closeup
focus
narrowcasting
9. Part of the continuity system - create a naturalistic sense of seamless flow between sequences
standard camera height
editing
cross-fades
monologue
10. Refers to the world representing in a program
diegesis
textual form
environmental sound
camera movement: tilt
11. Mobile-- on site. multiple takes from multiple angles - shot out of order
monologue
dissolves
musical montage
single camera
12. Alternative to recording on film. 1950's - limited storage capacity and image quality
Realism
videotape
presentational
low camera angle
13. Action to black. common when cutting to commercial breaks. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space
fade-out
presentational
onscreen space
camera movement: tracking
14. Chest up. provide facial detail without feeling overtly intrusive
framing
cross-cutting
camera movement: dolly
medium closeup
15. The creation or manipulation of images using non-photographic techniques
computer generated animation
graphics
sound effects
cultural representations
16. 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
multi-camera live production
onscreen space
diegesis
wipes
17. When people are talking
dissolves
theme songs
vocal sounds
extreme long shot
18. The action is staged in front of a green screen and electronically replaced with another image. ex: weather reports
computer generated images
chroma key
long take
perspective
19. Alters the degree of magnification and depth of an image
fade-out
long shots
naturalistic
focal length
20. Targets media to specific segments of the audience
narrowcasting
focal length
extreme long shot
Convergence Era
21. The technique that captures that image for viewers
camerawork
score
presentational
two shot west
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
split-screen
offscreen space
closeups
crane shot
23. When graphic images are incorporated into traditionally shot programming. used to create creatures or complex effects-- sci fi and horror
computer generated images
focal length
computer generated animation
extreme closeup
24. Straps the camera to the operator to make it glide. attempts to be realistic
stedicam
hand-held
keying
wipes
25. The entire visual world is created non-photographically
diegesis
animation
cels
musical montage
26. Use short focal length. cause fisheye distortion. increase the depth of the shot
two shot west
wide angle lenses
Classic Network Era
fade-out
27. Includes a range of technologies such as TV - internet - video games. Provided and even wider range of video-based technologies.
focus
diegesis
score
Convergence Era
28. The formal characteristics that help express meaning independently of a text's context
animation
focus
style
cels
29. Presumably not heard by characters. can be either from audience or pre-recorded
cultural representations
laugh track
naturalistic
music
30. Rhythmically edits a number of visual sequence over a song that signals an emotional response
sililoquies
media technologies
high camera angle
musical montage
31. When images overlap - one to another. gradual- naturalistic. signify shift in time or space`
telefilms
cut
videotape
dissolves
32. Pacing edits can provide counterpoint to the music's beats
telephoto lenses
camera movement: pan
master shot
rhythm
33. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry
laugh track
chroma key
multi-camera live production
focus
34. The basic unit of editing. an instant switch from one shot to another. re-frames the visual perspective on the action
editing
medium shots
cut
cultural representations
35. VCR - DVR: digital technologies have given viewers more power to replay - redistribute - watch when convenient - fast forward commercials
camera movement: tracking
media technologies
fade-in
theme songs
36. When camera is looking down at a character
high camera angle
democratic regulations
dialogue
cut
37. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming
wipes
focal length
staging
stedicam
38. When viewers outgrew the radio. network programming consisted of only 3 networks -
framing
score
Classic Network Era
music
39. Puts shots together into a larger program. appears almost unnoticeable
editing
split-screen
Convergence Era
computer generated images
40. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events
theme songs
flashback
chroma key
score
41. Everything that takes place in front of the camera: set. props - lighting - costume - makeup - and actor movements and performance
presentational
staging
kinescope
sililoquies
42. A single shot with a lengthy duration. allows viewers to be emerged in the intense action with out disruption
long take
low camera angle
live-to-tape
flashback
43. When camera is looking up at a character
diegesis
master shot
low camera angle
shot/reverse shot
44. Mimics the motion of turning your head up or down. shows the height of the subject
ambient sound
two shot west
camera movement: tilt
fade-in
45. 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
telefilms
style
rhythm
textual form
46. Waist up. distance allows viewers to see character's facial expressions. mimics a real life conversation. viewer doesn't feel too invasive
music
focus
vocal sounds
medium shots
47. 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
speed
long take
multi- camera telefilm studio production
graphics
48. Sequence is consistent. one character is always on the left - other on the right. avoids distorting
standard camera height
fade-out
focal length
screen direction
49. An edit where the shots do not sufficiently re-frame the action
Multi-Channel Era
crane shot
medium shots
jump cut
50. Aka the master shot. offer more details of a scene. typically show the entire body-- hard to read gestures or convey emotion
stedicam
long shots
speed
cross-cutting