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Television Vocab

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1. When people are talking






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






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






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






5. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






7. Where two/three people converse in the frame






8. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






31. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






33. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. Eye level






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






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






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






45. A particular character's sound






46. 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






47. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






50. 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