Audio Chp1
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stephmilitello on October 9, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 demographics | statistical information such as age, sex, income, nationality, and marital status. |
| music libraries | include CD's of entire songs that can be played on-air or in audio projects |
| atmosphere sounds | create natural environment |
| sound effect stinger | individual, short, sharp sounds that capture immediate attention |
| dead air | holding a dramatic pause too long can result in listener thinking there is a technical problem. |
| script | blueprint for program. Have beginning, middle and end |
| slug | title of the story |
| rundown sheet | lists items in the order they are supposed to occur and gives an approximate timing for each |
| two-column script | if you are producing audio + video, one column for audio and one for video |
| performance releases | for guests - gives you right to use and edit their contributions |
| pitch | highness or lowness of your voice and lower-pitched voices are more pleasant to listen to. everyone has a natural pitch |
| rate | number of words you speak in a given period of time. Typical "out loud" delivery is 160words per minute. |
| tonw | essentially the quality of sound that is made |
| volume | loudness level of your voice and contributes to energy or enthusiasm that your voice communicates to the listener. |
| copy-marking | using a system of graphic symbols to help you interpret the copy; adding supplementary punctuation to the script |
| indecency | a language that, in context, depicts or describes, in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium, sexual or excretory activities or organs. |
| obscenity | depiction of sexual acts in an offensive manner, lacks serious artistic, literary political or scientific value |
| libel | saying something unfavorable and false about a person |
| actual malice | public figures must prove reporter acted w/ actual malice in libel cases |
| payola | acceptance of money or gifts in exchanged for favoring certain records. against the law. |
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