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Television Vocab

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1. The technique that captures that image for viewers






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. Where two/three people converse in the frame






8. Images are created and animated digitally






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






10. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






11. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






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






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






14. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






16. When camera is looking up at a character






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. A particular character's sound






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






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






29. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






30. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Space that exists inside the frame.






42. 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






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






44. When people are talking






45. Establishing shot of entire scene






46. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






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






50. 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