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        • Presidential Speeches and Movie Monologues
      • 1C_Establishing Purpose_Choosing How to Say It >
        • Persuasive Speeches
        • Congressional One Minute Speeches
      • 2A_Written Career_Workplace Communications
      • 2B_Oral Career_Workplace Communications
      • 2C_Small Group Communications_Teamwork
      • 3A_Reaching and Teaching People
      • 3B_Debates and Discussions
      • Interviewing
    • News Broadcasting >
      • What is News?
      • Equipment Basics
      • Basic Shots
      • Gathering B Roll
      • Editing 2.0
      • Interviewing
      • Story or Package
      • Studio Production
      • Television on September 11th 2001
    • Digital Video Making >
      • Visual Storytelling
      • Basic Shots
      • Gathering B Roll
      • Equipment Basics
      • Getting Started
      • Interviewing
      • Non-Linear Editing
      • What is a Documentary?
      • Storytelling (Documentary)
      • Mini Documentary
      • September 11th "102 Minutes..."
    • Studio TV Broadcasting >
      • Taking a show to broadcast
      • Television Network History
      • Studio Production 2.0
      • Tell Me a Story on TV
      • Interviewing
      • Television on September 11th 2001
    • Radio Broadcasting >
      • How does Radio work?
      • Radio History
      • Radio Today
      • Radio Mics & Mixers
      • Editing for Radio
      • Public Service Announcements
      • Storytelling on Radio
      • Radio Interviews
      • Radio Feature Packages
      • Radio Show Parts
      • September 11th 2001 on Radio
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      • Partner Evaluations
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"A lot of things people see as innovative are faddish and fleeting, and I'm simply telling you, staying power like broadcasting has is more important in the end than the latest app you can download." 
- Gordon Smith

Studio TV Broadcasting Vocabulary

A-Roll – Main footage, interviews
B-Roll – Secondary footage, video of subject or story
VO – Voice Over, narration
VOT – Video on Tape, another word for both A-Roll and B-Roll
SOT – Sound on Tape, any sound without video
VSOT – Video & Sound on Tape, another name for packages or finished stories
Line Input - Audio from a cable that’s more than 50 feet, higher audio frequency
Mic input - Audio from a cable less than 50 feet, lower audio frequency

Producer – Handles all pre-production planning
Director – Directs show from in the control room
Technical Director – Switches between cameras, packages, sound, etc
Audio Technician – Mixes sound from studio and packages
Teleprompter Operator – Operates teleprompter
Graphic Engineer – Creates graphics for shows, including lower thirds
Studio Director/Floor Director – Directs show from studio
Camera Operator – Operates cameras
Anchor – Reads stories on camera from behind desk
Reporter – Reads stories on camera while standing in set, not behind desk

Behind the Scenes: What does it take to get a show on-air?


Behind the Scenes: Game / Quiz Shows

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