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Stories about sports

Sports

100

Angle lens up or down

Tilt

100

All of the subject and his/her/its surroundings is visible

Wide shot

100

What is news reporting presented electronically or by radio?

Broadcast Journalism 

100

What does "T" stand for? 

tight shot

200

A news story that is happening "right now," or the information is being released "right now"

Breaking News

200

Sweeping lens left or right

Pan

200

A portion of the subject is in the frame

Close up

200

What is the process of collecting and presenting information to the public?

Journalism 

200

What does "VO" stand for? 

Voice over

300

Questions that are used to coerce a certain response

Loaded question

300

Physically move camera

Truck

300

Most or all of the subject is visible

Medium Shot

300

The subject of the sentence performs the action

Active voice

300

What does "OTS" stand for? 

Over the shoulder

400

Capture compelling video footage to play on the news program.

Camera operator/photographer 

400

Area in front of the camera where everything looks sharp and in focus

Depth of Field 

400

A smaller portion of the subject that reveals the fine details

Tight Shot

400

What is a directional mic that is mounted on a boom arm and positioned just out of camera? 

Boom mic

400

What does "SOT" stand for? 

Sound on tape

500

media that "tells" the story, such as an interview or a news segment. It's the primary audio and video that often consists of one or more people discussing a topic or relating a narrative

A-Roll

500

Filming and editing so that all shots in a scene are from the same side of an imaginary straight line running between the scene's major subjects.

180 Degree Rule

500

Cameraperson turns on the camera and video begins to record before photographing the subject

Pre-role

500

A brief statement that summarizes what will be learned about the situation.

Focus statement/Lead

500

What does "SEQ" stand for? 

Sequence

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