Broadcast Vocabulary

This is all the video related to the story

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

An interview subject’s recorded answers is...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Audio from the event being shown is called...

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

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