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A/B roll editing process using two separate rolls (cassettes or reels) of tape; each cassette contains alternate shots of the sequence, enabling the editor to use transitions other than straight cuts between shots
Absolute privilege the right of legislators, judges and government officials to speak without threat of libel when acting officially
Acoustics the science of sound; the way sounds behave
Active voice structure in which the subject acts on the object of a sentence; news stories should be written in the more forceful active voice
Actuality recording of an actual event, or someone speaking
Ad abbreviation for an advertisement
Ad lib unscripted comment
Anchor a person in the television studio who ties ...

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