CHAPTER 14
Producing the Television Newscast
CONTENTS
Producers— Definitions and Skills
The Logistics and Strategies of Producing
Technical Aspects of Producing
KEY WORDS
Ad-Libs
Associate Producer
Back Timing
Balancing the Anchors
Blocks
Bumps
Clusters
Executive Producer
Field Producer
Gatekeeper
Kicker
Leads
Line Producer
Live Shots
News Hole
Peaks and Valleys Teases
Toss
Web Producer
INTRODUCTION
By following this text, we've acquired the news, written the copy, and reported the story. However, even those who only want to report, shoot, edit, or anchor must be keenly aware of the producing process. A reporter may shape an individual story, but it is the producer who frames the entire newscast. ...
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