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| actor | a person who appears on camera in dramatic roles. The actor always portrays someone else. |
| ad lib | speach or action that has not been scripted or specially rehearsed. |
| audio | the sound portion of television and its production. technically, the electronic reproduction of audiable sound. |
| audio track | the area on the videotape used for recording audio information |
| blocking | carefully worked out movement and actions by the talent, and movement of all mobile televison ecuipment |
| blocking rehersal | see dry run of show |
| camera | the general name for the camera head which consists of the lens, the main camera with the pickup tube and the internal optical system, electronis accesories, and the view finder |
| cassette | a video or audiotape recording or playback device that uses tape cassetts. a cassette is a plastic case containing two reels, a supply reel and a takeup reel |
| clip | to compress the white and/or black picture information, or prevent the video signal from interfering with the sync signals |
| close-up | object or any part of it seen at close range and framed tightly. the close-up can be extreme or rather loose. |
| control room | a room adjacent to the studio in which the director, the technical director, the audio engineer, and sometimes the lighting technician perform their various production functions |
| costume | special clothes worn by and actor or actress to depict a certian character or period |
| cue | signal to start, pace, or stop any type of production activity or talent action |
| cue card | a large, hand-lettered card that contains copy, usually held next to the camera lens by the floor personell |
| cut | 1. the instantaneous change from one shot to another 2. director's signal to interrupt the action |
| dry run | a rehersal without equipment during which the basic actions of the talent are worked out. also called blocking rehearsal |
| editing | the selection and assembly of shots in a logical sequence |
| feed | signal transformation from one program source to another, such as a network feed or remote feed |
| floor plan | a plan of the studio floor, showing the walls, the main doors, and the location of the control room, with the lighting grid or batten pattern superimposed over the floor plan. more commonly, a diagram of scenery and properties in relation to the studio floor plan |
| focus | a picture is in focus when it appears sharp and clean on the screen |
| format | type of television script indicating the major programing steps; generally contains a fully scripted show opening and closing |
| headroom | the space left between the top of the head and the upper screen edge |
| microphone | also called mic. A small, portable assembly for the pickup and conversation of sound into electrical energy |
| mixing | 1.audio: the combining of two or more sounds in specific proportions as determined by the event context 2. video: the combining of various shots via switcher |
| monitor | 1. audio: speaker that carries the program sound independent of the line-out 2. video: high-quality television reciever used in television studio and control rooms. cannot recieve broadcast signals |
| noise | 1. audio: unwanted sounds that interfere with the intentional sounds; or unwanted hisses or hums inevitably generated by the electronics of the audio equipment 2. video: electronic interference that shows up as "snow" |
| pan | horizonal turning of the camera |
| paper and pencil editing | the process of examining various shots and logging every editing decison on an editing log or editing shot sheet |
| pickup | sound reception by microphone |
