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Television Vocab

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1. When people are talking






2. 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






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






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






5. Motion of a given sequence






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






13. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






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






17. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






19. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






22. When camera is looking down at a character






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






24. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






28. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Establishing shot of entire scene






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






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






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






41. Images are created and animated digitally






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






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






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. Spacial relation between elements






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






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






48. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






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






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