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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. When people are talking






6. Represent the program as a whole. become part of the identity (iconic)






7. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






9. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






10. 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






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






12. Eye level






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






14. 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






15. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






17. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






20. When camera is looking down at a character






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






39. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A particular character's sound






47. When a line or shape passes through the screen to switch to another shot. less naturalistic and usually reserved for highly presentational programming






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






49. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






50. Where two/three people converse in the frame