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GK - Terminology

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Terminology
(Source: www.google.com / www.wikipedia.org) 


Off camera — (voice over) Same as narrator – a commentator whose face is not seen.
On the air — Transmission of Programme; broadcast.
Outline — Brief written summary of a programme.
Phone over — A Radio/TV correspondent reporting over telephone during live programme. Also called ‘Phone-O.’
Pre-production — The preparation or outlining the programme before actual production.
Producer — In-charge of making programme.
Production — Making a programme for broadcast.
Prompter— A TV screen usually mounted on camera or on a stand on which the written material is rolling up for a programme presenter/newscaster to read.
PSA — Public Service Announcement; time slot set apart for non-commercial public service announcements.
Radio jockey (r.j) — Radio programme host; compere.
Rating point — Measurement unit for popularity of a broadcast. TV Rating point is used to gauge the popularity of a television Programme – through audience research etc.
Raw stock — Material to be used in programme production.
Unexposed films/ cartridges/ cassettes. Unedited scenes kept for future use.
Report sheet — Camera man’s take-by-take record to be used during editing.
Ribbon — Highly sensitive directional microphone.
Rifle — Long highly directional microphone; also called gun microphone.
Rip and read — Reading news material directly from agency’s teleprinter without editing.
Script — Written material to be read by a performer.
Scriptwriter — The person writing script for broadcast.
Signature tune — Music denoting a particular programme; usually played at beginning and/or end of the programme.
Sign-on/sign off — Station’s or performer’s identification at the start/end of the programme/broadcast.
Sound bite — Actuality/sound effect or voice of newsmaker inserted in the middle of the programme or news bulletin to make Programme/ news lively and authentic.
Sound track — Portion of film or audio/video tape on which sound is recorded.
Stock shot — Library footage kept for use as and when required.
Sub title — Text along with visuals; usually translation of foreign film in a native language.
Superimpose — Mixing/overlap of an audio/visual signal over another.
UHF — Ultra High Frequency (between 470-890 MHz)
Umbrella — Umbrella-shaped “bounce light” reflector. 


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