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newsreadersto read their lines while appearing to maintain eye contact
with viewers.

Storyboard

This is a series of cartoon-like sketches illustrating key visual stages
(shots, scenes) of a planned production, accompanied by corresponding
audio information known as script. The script contains text specifying
content of a production or performance. It also may include character
and setting profiles, production directives (audio, lighting, scenery,
camera moves), as well as dialogue to be recited by actor or
newsreader.

Resolution

Amount of picture detail reproduced by a video system, influenced
by a camera’s pickup device, lens, internal optics, recording medium,
and playback deck. The more the detail, the sharper and better defined
the picture.

Nonlinear editing

Digital “cut and paste” editing that uses computer hard drives instead
of tape to store images. Random access allows easy arrangement of
scenes in any order. It also eliminates the need for rewinding and allows
for multiple dubs without great loss.

Montage

Rapid sequence of video shots assembled to communicate a
particular image or mood. Juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated material
can conjure new idea or message.