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Television Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. Diegetic - and non-diegetic






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






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






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






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






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






12. Allow a high degree of intimacy and emotional expression






13. 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






14. Space that exists inside the frame.






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






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






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






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






19. When camera is looking down at a character






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






21. What elements in the frame are clear or blurry






22. Refers to the world representing in a program






23. 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






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






25. Conveys a visual relationship to the staging






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Government intervention of the airwaves FCC






36. 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.






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






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






39. The entire visual world is created non-photographically






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






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






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






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






44. Presents the speech of multiple people interacting






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






46. Eye level






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






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






49. Images are created and animated digitally






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