PRE-PRODUCTION
A team of people responsible for filming, including the operator and sound recordist.
Camera Crew
The abbreviation "IV" stands for this common journalistic activity.
Interview
A fuzzy covering used to protect the microphone from wind noise.
Windshield
A soundproof room used for recording voice-overs.
Booth
We use this modal verb to give advice or say something is a good idea.
Should
A broadcast that is filmed and shown at the exact same time; not recorded.
Live broadcast
A local freelance person who helps a foreign crew with translation, contacts, and permits.
Fixer
A camera movement where the camera moves horizontally (left to right).
Pan
To edit different shots together, usually alternating between two scenes (e.g. interview + archive).
Intercut
We use this modal verb to express possibility or past ability.
Could
A journalist employed by a TV station to report on a specific subject or from a foreign country.
Correspondent
Legal documents that interviewees must sign to confirm their contribution can be used.
Release forms
A shot where the camera moves vertically (up and down).
Tilt
A person who identifies specific clips and logs/translates them for the editor.
Clipspotter
To say something is not necessary, we say: "You _______ to do it."
Don't have
The list of stories that make up a news programme, usually in order of importance.
Running order
To meet up with someone at a specific time and place.
R/V (Rendezvous)
A dynamic shot where the camera follows the action, often on wheels or a moving vehicle.
Tracking shot
A sequence of numbers (Hours:Minutes:Seconds) used to identify specific frames on a tape.
Time code
Correct the mistake: "The editor said we must to finish the editing by 5 PM."
Must finish (remove "to")
National and international press agencies (like Reuters) or freelancers that supply news to broadcasters.
Wires
The acronym "PSC" stands for this filming style where one person does video and sound recording.
Portable Single Camera
Changing the focus from one object to another during a single shot.
Pull focus
The acronym "EDL" stands for this list used by editors to plan the programme.
Edit Decision List
Modals to express obligation, 3 different ones.
Must, ought to, had better