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Television Production & Broadcast Journalism
scenery: Anything
placed on a set that
stops the distant view
of the camera. Outside
the studio, scenery may
be a building or the
horizon.
The placement of these items on a set also contributes to creating three-
dimensionality on a fl at television screen. Scenery is something that stops
the distant view of the camera (further discussed in Chapter 18, Props, Set
Dressing, and Scenery). In a studio, the scenery may be fake walls, set fur-
niture, or a curtain. Outside the studio, it may be a tree, building, or the
horizon. The scenery is nearly everything behind the main object of the
shot, Figure 2-14. Set dressing includes all the visual and design elements
of a set, such as rugs, lamps, wall coverings, curtains, and room accent
accessories. Props are any of the items handled by the performers, exclud-
ing furniture, Figure 2-15. Furniture may be a prop if used for something
other than its apparent and intended use.
Costumes and Makeup
Costumes and makeup enable actors to look like the characters they
portray. Even news anchors and other on-screen personalities who are not
Figure 2-15. Props are
items, other than furniture,
that are handled by
performers.
Furniture
Props
Figure 2-14. Scenery
is anything, other than
people, that appears
behind the main object of
the picture.
Scenery