Production/Direction Terms
Vocabulary words from our study guide
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- Dry run
- another term for blocking rehearsal; used to work out the basic actions of the talent
- Two-column news script
- script format in which the right column contains the spoken news copy plus the out-cues of the words of prerecorded news segments while the left column contains cues to who is talking and other information about the segments
- Talent
- people performing in front of the camera
- News package
- brief, prerecorded, self-contained story by the field reporter that is inserted into the newscast after the news anchor's lead-in
- Angle
- central theme and major storytelling approach or framework
- Script
- a layout of what the viewers should actually see and hear when watching a program
- Single-column drama script
- script format that contains the complete dialogue, narration over video, and all major action cues in one column
- Teleprompter
- allows you to read copy without taking your eyes off the lens, usually using a flat-panel monitor
- Actors
- talent portraying a character
- Cue cards
- sheets of paper or posterboard on which the copy is hand-lettered with a marker
- Standard two-column script
- script format in which the left column contains all the video information and the right column lists all the audio information
- Time line
- created by the director; assigns each production activity a block of time in which the specific job must be accomplished
- Program objective
- the desired effect of the program on the viewer
- Walkthrough/camera rehearsal
- form of dress rehearsal or orientation, involves all crew, talent, and equipment
- Blocking
- working out major talent and equipment positions and moves
- Fact sheet
- script format used for simple demonstrations by a show host; a list of major features
- Foundation
- base makeup that usually matches your natural skintone
- Moiré effect
- a distracting frequency of the camera that shows up on-screen as a vibrating rainbow of colors and patterns
- Visualization
- creating a mental image of a shot or sequence of shots
- Performers
- talent engaged in nondramatic activities
- Auditions
- test of an actor's ability as a performer