| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Producer | in charge of entire prodution |
| Scriptwriter | tells what people say and do |
| Talent | anyone whose voice is heard or who appears on camera, performs or acts on TV |
| Camera Operator | set up cameras, ensure technical quality, often takes care of lighting |
| Director | directs talent and technical facilities |
| Graphics | designs titles and credits |
| lighting director | arranges for lighting equipment, sets up and checks lights |
| audio person | set up mics, change batteries in mics, take down mics after production |
| whole crew | responsible for making sure the set is cleared after a production |
| control room | adjacent to the studio where the director, technical director and audio person work |
| clock | most essential organizing element in the control room |
| news reporting and writing | most promising jobs in the broadcasting industry |
| sales | typically earn the highest income at a TV station |
| television actor | person who appears on camera in dramatic roles, cannot see or hear the audience |
| television performer | person speaking directly to the camera or studio audience, appears in non-dramatic shows |
| cue card | large, hand-lettered card containing copy |
| teleprompter | projects moving copy over the lens |
| camera lens | piece of TV equipment that represents the audience |
| standby | indicates the show is about to start, floor manager extends arm above head and points other to camera |
| cue talent | floor manager points to performer or live camera to cue talent |
| switcher | allows crew to select sources, operated by technical director |
| fade | picture goes to or comes from black |
| cut | instantaneous change from one image to another |
| dissolve | gradual change from shot to shot |
| wipe | one picture pushes the other off screen |
| chroma key | depends on the colors for the background over which keying occurs |
| superimposition | form of double exposure |
| split screen | show two people talking on the phone in different locations |
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