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level: TELEVISION

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level questions: TELEVISION

Question	Answer
include dramas, situation comedies, comedy shows, soap operas, documentaries, etc.	scripted programmes
include talk shows, game shows, reality shows, news, sport and current affairs, etc., and may be either live or recorded	unscripted programmes
responsible for the gathering and production of national daily news, as well as business, political and current affairs programmes. They report to the director-general and the deputy director-general	director of news and current affairs
the artistic force behind a series in TV and radio. They are responsible for the programme and the team, appoint and/or supervise staff, decide who does what on the programme, give them advice and supervise them on their work, and give feedback on their performance. Finally, they change the agenda and tone of a programme	editor
reports news on social affairs, for example health, drugs, population, migration, and labour and employment	social affairs correspondent
a person whose job is to discover information about news events and describe them for a newspaper or magazine or for radio or television	reporter
the person in charge of finding out facts and information about a given subject	researcher
a mental position from which things are viewed	viewpoint
recordings of earlier broadcasts	archives
an attempt to persuade someone (typically a senior colleague) to accept or approve an idea, and to authorise funding for it	pitch
live or recorded interviews with witnesses, experts or other guests. They are cheap and easy to record, but overuse of talking heads may make a programme boring	talking heads
conducted by, for example, speaking directly to witnesses and other people directly involved in the story	primary research
involves finding out, reading and analysing what others have already written	secondary research
a condensed written summary or abstract	brief
makes sure the equipment is working, looks into the availability of health services for the crew and other facilities (for example, a changing room, etc.)	production manager
the shooting of a film or television production in a real-world setting rather than a sound stage	shooting on location
team responsible for filming	camera crew
a freelance journalist who sets up interviews and gets permission to film on locations before the crew arrives; also acts as a translator and provides up-to-date information	fixer
a key element during the production phase. If all the relevant information concerning the schedule is gathered together, it makes it easier for the crew members to keep in contact with each other and with the production staff back home	filming schedule
horario de rodaje pero rellenado con abreviaturas	sample filming schedule
a person employed by a news agency, periodical, television network, etc., to gather, report, or contribute news, articles, regularly from a distant place	correspondent
the order in which the parts of an event, meeting, etc. have been arranged to happen	running order
also called a news agency or newswire, a group of journalists who work together to create news article, radio broadcast, and television broadcasts which they then supply to news distributors	wire service
recorded images shot on a digital video camera, often taken by eyewitnesses to news events	DV footage
person in charge of working with the camera in a studio or filming. It is the one that manages it	camera operator
digibeta tapes which the camera operator records footage onto	tape stocks
a machine that allows a technician to change between two or more video sources	video switcher
legal documents that interviewees and other contributors to the programme sign to confirm their contributions can be used, usually without receiving and payment	release form
a shot where the camera is used to represent the viewpoint of a subject	POV
a shot where the camera's focus is moved from one point to another	pull focus
a shot where the camera is moved vertically up or down (toma de inclinación)	tilt
filming with the camera placed on a wheeled carriage going along a railed track	tracking shot
where the reporter or presenter walks and talks to the camera at the same time	walkie-talkie
a covering used to protect a microphone from noise created by the wind	windshield
a list of shots that the crew shot on location, with a description and their time code	shot list
to edit and mix two concurrent scenes	intercut
sounds/images produced for a programme or film	effects
responsible for one edition of a programme	output editor
a CD containing music you don’t need to pay the composer in order to use	royalty-free compilation CD
it gives an idea of how the editor wants a programme to be edited	EDL (Edit Decision List)
record	lay down
someone who speaks the language that the interviewees use and is brought in to translate and identify exactly the clips that the reporter wants to use to illustrate the script. E.g. Reporters' work would be much harder but for clipspotters' abilities to easily see what is exactly needed for a particular script	clipspotter
a sequence of numbers put on the tape when a cameraman records a shot so that it is easy to find the shots	time code
a short, filmed representation of events that have already happened	reconstruction
a soundproof boxed room with a microphone	booth
the narrative spoken by the reporter in the booth	script
gradual change made by the output editor from one shot to another, so that you can actually see the next shot appearing	mix