Technology / Television (TV) Glossary

Electron Gun: A mechanical device, located in the rear of a television's picture tube, which fires an electron beam at the pixels, scanning line-by-line across the lines of the television image, causing t . . . View Full Definition

Electronic Effects: Special effects (including fades, dissolves and keying) created on video using an analog special effects generator. Compare with digital video effects (DVE).

Electronic Guns: The device in the CRT that produces the electron beam that is attracted to the phosphors on the face of the CRT: this activates the phosphors thus causing them to emit red, green or blue light.

Electronic News Gathering (ENG): The video recording of news events or actualities.

Electronic Program Guide (EPG): A chronological listing of all available programming covering an extended time period (typically covering a period of a few days). This listing displays on your TV screen.

Elevation: How high a satellite is from the horizon. The angle of elevation refers to the upward tilt of a satellite dish antenna that is required to aim it at the communications satellite, measured in . . . View Full Definition

Emotional Memory: Technique of method acting wherein the actor draws upon memories of previous emotions that match the emotions of the character.

Empiricism: A theoretical approach which advocates the understanding of a problem through systematic and controlled observation/experimentation, with research results measured and expressed in numbers a . . . View Full Definition

Emulsion: The mixture of photosensitive chemicals with a gelatin medium attached to the base of a piece of film.

Encoding: In cultural studies, the creation of meaning within a text by a cultural institution such as the television industry. Readers/viewers may decode these preferred meanings when exposed to text . . . View Full Definition

Enhanced TV: Or enhanced digital television (EDTV) (also known as datacasting). A term used for certain digital on-air programming (not generally available today) that includes additional resources viewe . . . View Full Definition

Epic Theater: Brechtian theory of theatrical presentation in which the viewer is alienated from the character.

Equal Time: The FCC’s Equal Opportunities Rule (part of Section 315 of the Communications Act) states that if a broadcast station or cable system gives or sells time to one candidate for public office, . . . View Full Definition

Establishing Shot: A long shot which positions the character within his or her environment, and helps to establish the setting.

Expository Mode: Mode of television that presents an argument about the historical world: the 'facts' of that world are assertively or even aggressively selected and organized and presented to the viewer in . . . View Full Definition

Exposure: A person's physical contact with an advertising medium or message. It can be in a visual and/or an audio form.

Exterior Scenes: Scenes set outdoors, often in particular location settings.

Extreme Close Up (XCU): A framing that presents a view closer than a conventional close-up--e.g., a shot of an eye that fills the entire screen.

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