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Television Vocab

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






2. Spacial relation between elements






3. 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






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






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






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






7. When people are talking






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






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






10. The technique that captures that image for viewers






11. Establishing shot of entire scene






12. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






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






16. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






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






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






21. Eye level






22. Based off industry's conception of how audience relate. Assert as set of ideas to unite viewers in their national identities as Americans (hegemony)






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






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






43. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






45. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






48. 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






49. Images are created and animated digitally






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