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Television Vocab

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1. A particular character's sound






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






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






4. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






5. Establishing shot of entire scene






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






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






18. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






28. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






34. Refers to the world representing in a program






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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. 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






47. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






48. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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