1. Ch. 16 Talent, Clothing and Makeup
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2. Key Terms
Blocking- Carefully worked out positioning, movement, and actions by the talent and for all mobile video equipment used in a scene.
Audition- Trying out for a role for a film or television show.
Actor - A person who appears on camera in dramatic roles. The actor always portrays someone else.

3. Key Terms Continued
Performer- A person who appears on camera in a non-dramatic show. The performer does not assume someone else’s character.
Talent- Collective name for all performers and actors who appear regularly in video.
Teleprompter- A prompting device that projects moving copy over the lens so that the talent can read it without losing eye contact.

4. Key Terms Continued
Cue Card- A large hand lettered card that contains copy, usually held next to the camera lens by floor personnel.
Foundation- A make up base, normally done with water - soluble pancake makeup, that is applied with a sponge to the face and sometimes to all exposed skin areas.
Moiré Effect- Color vibrations that occur when narrow, contrasting stripes of a design interfere with the scanning lines of the video
system.

5. Key Terms Continued Standby - The show is about to start.
Cue- Show goes on-air.
Speedup - The anchor or talent needs to
accelerate their pacing.
Stretch - The anchor or talent needs to
slow their pacing down.
Wind up - The anchor or talent needs to wrap
up.
Cut - An immediate stop to the action.

10. Teleprompter

11. Handling Cue Cards