Quiz 4 Flashcards
Actualities
Excerpts of interviews, new conference, speeches, vox, the recorded sound of someone speaking
Active tape
To record something as it happens
Ambience
sustained sound that is captured at a remote location
Bed
Medium level of sound underneath a track or other audio, not very dynamic
Clipped
poorly edited so that a sound at the end has been cut off abruptly
Crossfade
the process of simultaneously decreasing the audio level of one source and increasing the audio level of another
Echo
an inadvertent repetition of information, doesnt have to be repeating the exact same words
Elements
the component parts of a news report all mixed to make the final piece
Empathy
the understanding and full comprehension of anothers feelings
Fade
the action or command that causes the audio to decrease in volume
Fade (in, out, up, down, under)
to adjust the volume of sound from low to high or high to low at a gradual pace
Fade to black
taking a sound down and out
Field Producing
working at a remote site to create a podcast or radio story
Focus Statement
your clear summary of the idea at hand, usually in one sentence. SOMEONE is doing SOMETHING BECAUSE
Gold Coin
a unique statement of truth or insight held by your interviewee
Good Tape
it causes the ears to perk up, eyes to moisten, the hairs on the neck to tingle and the voice to emit a cry of joy
Intro
the copy that a host will read on the air and usually includes information for the program director about tape time and other peculiarities of the tape in question.
Lede
the intro or the first paragraph of a piece
Lufs
Loudness Unit Full Scale, when producers emphasize the final mix needs to be delivered in LUFS theyr’e discussing the perceived loudness of recored content.
Piece
news or feature report broadcast in the body of a program. Can be almost any length
Pitch
The description of a proposed story
Plosives
Low frequency distortion caused by powerful ‘p’ and ‘b’ sounds that overload the microphone
Room Tone
ambience recorded at the location of an interview
Scene
the location where some action takes place
Sound Effects
more nuanced and identifiable
Submix
a partial or intermediate mix, one stage in the production of a complex piece
Tape sync
a way of improving the quality of an interview that would otherwise have to be done over the phone
Tracks
the parts of a report read by the reporter or host, the voice track
Verbal Affirmation
those tiny filler words some people use in regular conversation
