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Television Vocab

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1. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






9. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






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






14. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






15. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






17. Images are created and animated digitally






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






27. Mimics the motion of turning your head left or right






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






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






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






31. Moving backwards in time to provide earlier story information or reflect on past events






32. 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






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






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






35. Where two/three people converse in the frame






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






43. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






45. Motion of a given sequence






46. 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.






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






48. 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






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






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