Television Flashcards

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Rating

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Number of households tuned into a program / number of households with a tv

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Share

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Number of households tuned into a program / number of households with a tv turned on

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3
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Self

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contained in human body, the psyche runs on unconscious and conscious interpretations

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Gaze

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the camera is not a neutral observer; it is a heteronormative male observer forcing the audience to see the piece through the same perspective

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5
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Rich Text

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literature containing multiple layers that can be explored

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Deus Ex Machina

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an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a contrived plot device in a play or novel.

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7
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Checkov’s Gun

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a concept that describes how every element of a story should contribute to the whole (don’t have a gun shown in act one if it won’t be shot in act 3)

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8
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Red Herring

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when a writer raises an irrelevant issue to draw attention away from the real issue

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9
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Episodic

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each episode reaches its status quo can be picked up at any time

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10
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Serialized

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chapters for larger stories starts off where last ended

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11
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The Call to Adventure

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hero is given the opportunity to leave their space to go adventure

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12
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Refusal of the Call

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hero rejects call because it strays from normalcy

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13
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Supernatural AId

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the mentor gives the hero tailsmans or artifacts that will help them later on

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14
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The Crossing of the first

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the hero leaves familiarity behind and enters the unkown

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15
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Threshold

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16
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Belly of the Whale

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the hero willingly crosses the point of no return

17
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The Road of Trials

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a series of tests, tasks, or ordeals that the person must undergo to begin the transformation

18
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The Meeting with the Goddess

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the hero finds true love or companion

19
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Temptation

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the hero is tempted to start their journey out f personal gain

20
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Atonement with the Father

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the hero succeeds the father/mentor figure

21
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Apothesis

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stage marked by the death or transition to a different plane of a major character

22
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Ultimate Boon

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the hero reaches the final goal and gains the final reward

23
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Refusal of the Return

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holding the reward, the hero does not want to return to his or her old life

24
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Magic Flight

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escaping with the reward may not be simple, or the reward may hinder the act of returning

25
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Rescue from Without

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after the long ordeal of the quest or refusal to return, the hero may need to be rescued

26
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Crossing of the Return Thresh

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the journey has changed the hero and he or she must learn to integrate this new knowledge with his or her old life

27
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Master of 2 Worlds

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hero accepts his or her new place in the world and the responsibility that comes with it. often this is responsibility the hero initially feared

28
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Freedom to Live

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with the journey complete and the hero integrated back into the world, he or she is now free to live his or her life as he or she sees fit

29
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Plato Stuff

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Art was a copy of a copy
Art strengthened and fed poor horse of emotion (naturally strong) (horse of intellect is week needs attentions)
Art was madness and made people lack wanting to study