Broadcast Vocabulary

Instructions from the producer as to what it running, and when, in a news show

The distance from the top of an interview subject’s head to the top of the frame is called...

Audio from the event being shown is called...

All elements (b roll, SOT, VO, nat sound, etc) working together as a reporter’s story

This occurs when the reporter or anchor speaks over the video showing on screen

The identifying information in text on the screen is called...

This occurs when the reporter speaks in a story, appearing on camera

A story with no video, with the anchor reading and appearing on camera the whole time is called

Which type of shot provides lots of details by getting close to the subject?

Which type of shot shows the setting and surrounds to establish the location?

The device used to roll scripts in the studio is called the...

Which type of shot give less setting but more details while focusing on a specific area?

A reporter’s narration (all the VO's recorded together)

The shooting and editing of video shots in order to accurately show what happened is called...

This is a common TV news story structure, like TAQ is for print journalism

An interview subject’s recorded answers is...

This is all the video related to the story