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Appendix I Glossary - 14130_375
Appendix I - Continued - 14130_377

Journalist 3 & 2 - Introduction to Journalism and other reporting practices
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BAYONET MOUNT—  A means of quickly attaching or removing a lens or falter by turning through only part of a revolution. BIOGRAPHY—  A sketch of a person’s naval career, normally  written  for  command  and  flag  officers (and C/MCs). BLUELINE—   A  replica  of  a  newspaper  in  reverse; compatible to a blueprint. BLUEPRINT—  The layout sheets of a newspaper on which   a   detailed   plan   or   sketch   shows   the arrangement of art, heads and copy. The blueprint guides  the  compositor  in  making  up  the  actual pages. BOARD  FADE—  In  radio  and  television,  the  act  of turning the master audio pot or appropriate video controller to its full off position. Used in emergency situations. BODY— The main part of a story that supports the lead and the bridge (if applicable) by telling the full story in  detail. BORDER—   An  ornamental  or  finishing  rule  used around the edge of printed matter. BORDER  AREA—  In  television,  the  portion  of  a graphic that helps prevent damage, eases handling, compensates  for  improperly  framed  shots  and serves as a bleed-off area for overscanned television sets. BOX— An enclosure of rules or border used around a headline or story to give a more prominent display. BRIDGE—  In newswriting, a connecting sentence or paragraph between the lead and the body of a stay. BULK  FILM  CHAMBER—  A long-length roll film magazine designed to handle enough film for 250 or more exposures. BURNING IN— See DODGING. C/MC—  Command  Master  Chief. CABLE  RELEASE—   A device consisting of a stiff wire  encased  in  an  outer  flexible  covering  designed to trip a camera shutter without touching the camera itself. One end is threaded to fit the shutter, and the other has a thumb-operated plunger. CAMCORDER—   An   electronic   news   gathering (ENG)   camera   that   combines   a   camera,   video cassette recorder and microphone in one unit. CAMEL HAIR BRUSH—  A term used to define any brush with superfine, soil bristles used for dusting lenses and front surface mirrors. CAMERA— A lighttight chamber, usually fitted with a lens,  through  which  the  image  of  an  object  is recorded on a light-sensitive material. CAMERA,  CONVERTIBLE—   An  electronic  news gathering (ENG) camera that maybe converted for use in a television studio. CAMERA,  ENG—  A  television  camera  powered  by batteries  and  used  for  electronic  news  gathering (ENG) news assignments. CAMERA, STUDIO—  A television camera mounted on  a  pedestal  that  allows  the  camera  operator  to wheel  it  to  different  locations  easily  during  shot changes. CAMERA OPERATOR— In television, a member of the studio production team who operates the studio camera according to the instructions of the director. CAPTION—   A   small   headline   or   display   line sometimes used with a cutline. (NOTE: The word caption  also  is  used  as  a  synonym  for  the  word cutline.) CARD,  CHROMA  KEY—  In  television,  a  visual created when the image from one video source is inserted into the picture of another video source. CARD,  COMBINATION  TITLE—  In television, a visual   consisting   of   lettering   against   pictorial information  (either  artwork  or  photography).  The lettering may be either on the card itself or on an overlay. CARD,   PLAIN   TITLE—   In   television,   a   visual consisting  of  printed  lettering  (without  any  pictorial background), such as the title of the show and the name of the performers and producer. CARD, STUDIO—  In television, a visual consisting of a  mounted  photograph  or  illustration,  sometimes accompanied by words. CARD, SUPER/KEY— In television, a visual created when  the  lettering  of  a  card  is  superimposed electronically  over  another  background  (or  over another picture) from another camera. CARET—   A  character  (A)  used  to  denote  where corrections are to be inserted in copy. CART— See CARTRIDGE. AI-2







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