Program & Production Formats

A program format in which the talent speaks and the camera shoots almost entirely in a medium-close up. Also known as big talking face and talking head.

• Music Video

• Lecture

• Documentary

• Commercial

A program format that presents a group of people gathered to discuss topics of interest. Daytime talk shows are an example of this format.

• Theatrical Movie

• Music Video

• Lecture

• Panel Discussion

A program format that involves a conversation between an interviewer and an interviewee.

• Interview

• Panel Discussion

• Documentary

• Biography

A program format that is essentially a research paper for television. The audio in the program may include both on-camera and off-camera narration. The video footage used in the program is determined by the topic research and should support the audio of the program.

• Documentary

• Talk Show

• Biography

• Theatrical Movie

A program format that is a collection of individual news stories.

• Panel Discussion

• TV Show

• Documentary

• Newscast

A program format composed of feature packages, each addressing a different story for 7 to 11 minutes.

• Drama

• TV Show

• Magazine

• Music Video

A program format that includes both dramas and comedies and requires actors to portray someone or something other than themselves.

• Drama

• Music Video

• Panel Discussion

• None of the above

A program that aims to inform the public or to persuade the public to do (or not to do) something in the interest of common good.

• Panel Discussion

• Documentary

• PSA (Public Service Announcement)

• Theatrical Movie

A program format in which all or most of the audio is a song.

• Music Video

• Biography

• Panel Discussion

• None of the above.

What does INT. refer to as it relates to a screenplay/script?

• Scene

• Interlock

• Interior

• none of the above