Script Terms Unit 5

SCRIPT A fully written documentation of a program formatted like a play. The layout for a shoot that includes audio and video cues. The copy that a broadcaster reads from, either live on air or in an audio booth, to record a voice track.

A/V SCRIPT or audio/visual script A two column script commonly used for 30 & 60 second ads. The video cues are in the left column preceded by a shot description (WS,MS,TS). The audio cues are in the right column where what will be said on camera or as a voice over is completely written out.

NEWS SCRIPT The copy that a broadcaster reads from on the air. Like an A/V script, the director’s cues are on the left of the page, while the copy that appears in teleprompter and is read on air is on the right of the page.

PACKAGE SCRIPT The story that a reporter has written for a broadcast. The 3 primary components of a PKG are: Sound Bites from interviews Voice Track (the reporter’s recorded copy) Cover video

SCREENPLAY The fully written documentation of a program that is formatted like a play. It includes scenes, dialogue, camera direction, and plot.

STORYBOARD Program documentation in comic book like graphic panels that portray what the program will look like. It may include dialogue, narration, and camera direction.

BRAINSTORMING The process of tossing around ideas to come up with a good concept for a project.

TREATMENT A written summary, or proposal, of what a project/program is going to be about. It may also include particular information about the shoot.

PRIMARY SHOTS The 3 primary shots are: Wide Shot Medium Shot Tight Shot or Close Up. In an A/V script one of the primary shots (written as WS, MS,TS) should precede each video cue.

A & B Roll In a news package script, the A-Roll refers to the audio portion of the script (sound bites & voice track), the B-Roll refers to the video portion of the script (cover video).