Glossary of production terms
Actuality event: Any event that is not specifically staged for television that exists in its own time scale.
Ad-lib shooting: Impromptu and unrehearsed camera coverage.
Camera left: Left of frame as opposed to the artiste’s left when facing camera.
Camera right: Right of frame as opposed to the artiste’s right when facing camera.
Canting the camera: Angling the camera so that the horizon is not parallel to the bottom of the frame.
Caption generator: Electronic equipment that allows text to be created and manipulated on screen via a keyboard.
Crossing the line: Moving the camera to the opposite side of an imaginary line drawn between two or more subjects after recording a shot of one of the subjects. This results in ...
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