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Television Vocab

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






2. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






4. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. Images are created and animated digitally






9. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






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






13. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






16. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






18. 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






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






20. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






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






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






25. When camera is looking up at a character






26. 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.






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






47. Eye level






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






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






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