SGN TV Vocab

A kind of "tease" read at the beginning of a newscast

• Advertisement

• Dance

• Joke

• Headline

What is a Lead?

• The first place finisher in a race.

• A metal found in the ground.

• The first line/paragraph of body of story that summarizes/indicates most important information.

The newscaster who hosts the studio portion of the newscast and is the dominant voice in the presentation of the news to the audience.

• Weather person

• Anchor

• Cameraman

• Producer

An anecdote is...

• A cure for waking up

• A funny short story about an Anteater.

• A funny looking hat.

• A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

Is a technique of film editing that combines a series of short shots or clips into one sequence, often set to music.

• Copy and Paste

• Montage

• Art

• Picture

A script shaped like a “T’ where one describes the audio of what will be said/hear and the video to accompany it.

• T-Script

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Note sheet

This person plans and supervises newscast. They also work with reporters in the field planning and gathering information for stories.

• Producer

• Anchor

• Cameraman

• Key Grip

This is the producer's blueprint for the newscast.

• Note sheet

• Cue card

• Run Down

• Montage

This is a section of the newscast. It can be a string of multiple stories of similar newscasts (like a collection of sports clips for a “sports segment”) or just 1 story.