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Television Vocab

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






2. 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






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






4. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






5. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Eye level






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






12. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






32. Where two/three people converse in the frame






33. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






35. A particular character's sound






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Live - filmed - in-studio - on-location. form is linked to specific genres






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






47. Rhythmically edits a number of visual sequence over a song that signals an emotional response






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






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






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