Television Production Chapter 8
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
Script
answer
An entire program committed to paper, including dialog, music, camera angles, stage direction, camera direction, and computer graphics (CG) notations.
question
Lecture
answer
A program format in which the talent speaks and the camera shoots almost entirely in a medium close-up. Also known as talking head.
question
Lecture/ Demonstration
answer
A program format that provides action and makes use of props in addition to lecture. Examples in this format include cooking shows, how-to shows, and infomercials.
question
Panel Discussion
answer
A program that presents a group of people gathered to discuss topics of interest. Daytime talk shows are an example of this format.
question
Interview
answer
A program format that involves a conversation between the interviewer and an interviewee.
question
Nod Shots
answer
A cutaway shot often used in interview programs and usually recorded after the interviewee has left the set. In a nod shot, the interviewer does not say anything, but simply \"nods\" naturally as if listening to the answer to a question.
question
Documentary
answer
A program format that is essentially a research paper for television. The audio in the program is on-camera and/or off-camera narration. The video footage used in the program is determined by the topic research and support the audio of the program.
question
Newscast
answer
A program format that is a collection of individual news stories.
question
Magazine
answer
A program format comprised of feature packages, that address a single story.
question
Drama
answer
A program format that includes both dramas and comedies and requires actors to portray someone or something other than themselves.
question
Actors
answer
Individuals who participate in a drama or comedy program, performing as someone or something other than themselves.
question
Public Service Announcement (PSA)
answer
A program that is 30 or 60 seconds in length and aims to inform the public or to convince the public to do (or not to do) something in the interest of common good.
question
Music video
answer
A program format that serves to promote a band, a new song, or an album.
question
Concert style music video
answer
A type of music video in which the audience sees the band perform the music that is heard.
question
Story style music video
answer
A type of music video in which the audience hears the music, but does not see the band perform. Instead, actors act out a story line that is supported by the lyrics in the song.
question
Visualization
answer
The ability to mentally picture the finished program.
question
Program proposal
answer
A document created by the scriptwriter that contains general information about the program, including the basic idea, applicable format, message to be imparted to the audience, the intended audience, budget considerations, shooting location considerations, and rough shooting schedule.
question
Storyboards
answer
Sketches that portray the way the image on television should look in the finished program.
question
Treatment
answer
A narrative written from a program outline that tells the program's story in paragraph form.
question
Word-for-word script
answer
A program script in which every word spoken by the talent is written out.
question
Outline script
answer
A program script that usually has a word-for-word introduction and conclusion, but an outline for the body of the script.
question
Format script
answer
A program script that is very brief and used for programs in which the order of events is pre-determined and the sequence of each episode is consistent.
question
Montage
answer
A production device that allows a gradual change in a relationship or a lengthy passage of time to occur in a very short amount of screen time by showing a series of silent shots accompanied by music.
