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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. Space that exists inside the frame.






7. 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






8. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






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






12. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






13. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






15. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






17. Motion of a given sequence






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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






33. Refers to the world representing in a program






34. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






35. 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






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






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






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






39. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






40. 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






41. When camera is looking up at a character






42. Comprised of internal and extradiegetic






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






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






45. Images are created and animated digitally






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






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







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