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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






10. 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.






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






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






13. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






16. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






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






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






21. When camera is looking up at a character






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






23. The technique that captures that image for viewers






24. Motion of a given sequence






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






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






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






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






29. Eye level






30. 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






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






32. A particular character's sound






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






40. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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






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






45. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






46. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






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






50. Spacial relation between elements