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Broadcast Journalism Terms Pre-Test

Quiz by Cinco Delgado

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26 questions
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  • Q1
    The anchor or reporter or narrator that is on camera, by voice, video or both
    Talent
    30s
  • Q2
    When the anchor (talent) reads the story over video
    Voice-Over (VO)
    30s
  • Q3
    When an interviewee is on camera giving a statement
    Sound-on-Tape (SOT)
    30s
  • Q4
    Both VO and SOT, usually runs back to back
    VO/SOT
    30s
  • Q5
    The ambient sound from the background or foreground of a video (examples: crowd noise at a football game, cars going by on the street, teacher teaching in front of class
    Natural Sound (NAT Sound)
    30s
  • Q6
    When the talent (reporter) is on camera saying something, usually to bridge two parts of the story
    Stand-Up
    30s
  • Q7
    A story told by a separate talent, usually tossed to by the anchor. Usually includes voice-over, graphics, Sound-on-tape, stand-up, etc.
    Package (PKG)
    30s
  • Q8
    An SOT that is particularly from a "no-name" person on the street, like a witness or a random person offering an opinion on the story
    Man-on-Street (MOS)
    30s
  • Q9
    When the talent sells a story that is coming up later, to convince the viewer to stay tuned
    Tease
    30s
  • Q10
    The introduction of a story/package, usually read by the anchor
    Lead-in
    30s
  • Q11
    The identifying "tagout", such as "This is Donald Duck, reporting for Disney News..."
    Lockout
    30s
  • Q12
    Project is completely finished
    In-the-Can
    30s
  • Q13
    The unedited footage taped for a story
    Raw Footage
    30s
  • Q14
    To watch, review, and write down the shots that are available from a raw footage tape for use in a package
    Log
    30s
  • Q15
    To duplicate video/audio from one source to another (to copy it)
    Dub
    30s

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