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Television Vocab

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1. Motion of a given sequence






2. Eye level






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






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






5. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






23. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






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






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






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






29. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Refers to the world representing in a program






35. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






43. When people are talking






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






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






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






47. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






48. 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.






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






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