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Television Vocab

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






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






3. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






4. Images are created and animated digitally






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






10. Refers to the world representing in a program






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. When people are talking






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






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






20. Targets media to specific segments of the audience






21. The technique that captures that image for viewers






22. 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






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






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






25. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






36. When camera is looking down at a character






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. When camera is looking up at a character






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






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






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