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Television Production & Broadcast Journalism
a tripod for stability and frame the shots correctly. Make sure that people in
the video do not have oddly cut off body parts, Figure 2-18.
Audio Recording
Audio is the portion of a program that you can hear. Audio includes
narration, spoken lines of dialog, sound effects, background music, and all
other aspects of a program that are heard by the audience.
Figure 2-17. An out-
of-focus shot has poor
production value.
Figure 2-16. The edge
of a picture on all four
sides is the frame. An
operator frames a shot by
determining exactly what
to include in the frame.
audio: The portion of
a program that you can
hear. Audio includes
narration, spoken lines,
sound effects, and
background music.