CONTINUITY   CUTTING—   In  television,  a  com- monly used videotape editing technique for news or feature releases when the storytelling is dependent on  matching  consecutive  scenes.  Continuity  cutting includes the cutaway and cut-in. CONTRAST—  In still photography and television, a general   term   referring   to   differences   among extremes  of  tone  values  in  negatives,  prints  and subject or lighting. When the difference is great, the contrast is called high, hard or contrasty; when the difference is slight, the contrast is soft, flat or low. COPY— A term used to describe all news manuscripts and text or artwork to be printed in a publication. COPY  EDITING—  The   process   of   locating   and correcting  inaccuracies  in  a  news  manuscript  before they can be printed and distributed. COPY  EDITING  SYMBOLS—  A  special  set  of symbols used by a copy editor to make corrections, additions  or  deletions  in  copy. COPYRIGHT—  The  exclusive  right  of  possession given  an  individual  by  law  to  protect  his  literary works;  musical  works  (including  any  accom- panying  words);  dramatic  works  (including  any accompanying   music);   pantomimes   and   chore- ographic  works;  pictorial,  graphic  and  sculptural works;  motion  pictures  and  other  audiovisual works; and sound recordings. COUNTDOWN  LEADER—  In   television,   the numbers that appear on videotape before the actual program   begins.   Countdown   leader   is   used   to facilitate precise cuing. CREATED NEWS—  News  that  is  generally  concerned with  something  the  Navy,  or  some  person  or organization has done or plans to do and wants the public to know about. CREDIT LINE—  The final portion of a cutline used to acknowledge the originator of a photograph. CROP— The act of blocking out unwanted portions of a  photograph,  either  by  cutting  the  print  or  by enlarging or contact printing. CROSSCUTTING—  In  television,  the  use  of  shots from two different actions or events that will finally be  related. CUE— (1) In radio and television, the act of presetting programming materials so that they are available for immediate airing. (2) The signal given to the talent by  the  floor  manager,  meaning  “begin  action”  or “start talking.” CUE DOTS—  In television, the small, white squares that  appear  in  the  upper  right-hand  comer  of  the television  screen  when  certain  Armed  Forces  Radio and  Television  Service  (AFRTS)  videocassettes  are played.  Programs  on  multiple  videocassettes  are cue-dotted at 10, seven and two seconds from the end of each tape, except the last tape of the program. CUTAWAY—  In television, a secondary action shot used to change positions, movements or characters or to denote a lapse of time. CUT-IN—  In television, a primary action shot from the main scene that is relevant to the mood or action. CUTLINE—  The  explanatory  matter  that  accompanies a photograph. A cutline supplements a photograph by  explaining  action,  naming  people  and  giving background   information. CUTOFF  LINE  SYSTEM—   In  television,  natural dividing lines that assist the director in producing aesthetically  pleasing  shots. CUTOFF RULE—  A rule or line placed horizontally across one or more columns to separate units, such as boxes and multicolumn heads, from the rest of the  page. CYLINDER—  See PLATEN. DAISY  WHEEL—   In  typewriters  and  printers,  the mechanism used to print keyboard characters. The individual characters of a daisy wheel are mounted in  a  circular  pattern  and  connected  to  a  hub  with spokes; the whole unit resembles a daisy. When a character  on  the  keyboard  is  depressed,  the  daisy wheel rotates until the correct character is in place. DATELINE—  The lead-in line of a cutline or story that gives the point of origin. dB  (DECIBEL)  GAIN  SWITCH—  In  television,  a switch used to increase the video output of a camera. The dB gain switch normally has two positions — 6dB and 12dB. DC—  Direct  Current.  The  type  of  electrical  current available from batteries. DEPTH—  In  still  photography,  an  illusion  of  three- dimensional space that is sometimes created by a combination of favorable lighting and coloring of the  set  and  favorable  viewing  conditions  for  the reproduction. DEPTH OF FIELD—  The  distance  between  the  points nearest   and   farthest   from   the   camera   that   are acceptably sharp at a given lens setting. AI-4