1. Visual Grammar are the rules that govern the visual reconstruction of events, including the raw material shot and recorded in the field and the process of editing the material for broadcast. A journalist must be able to break simple action into its complex parts for later reconstruction at the editing bench.
2. The three basic shots in motion picture photography are the long, medium, and close-up shot. The long shot also known as the wide shot provides a full view of the subject. The medium shot brings subject matter closer to the viewer and begins to isolate it from the overall environment. The close-up isolates the subject entirely from its surrounding environment.
3. An example of how the three shots come together to provide continuity or consecutiveness is walking into a airport. When you first walk in you see the crowds of passengers and long rows of ticket counters (long shots). Next you use medium and close up shots as you inspect the airport. For instance if you are looking for a TV monitor that displays flight departure information you would use these shots to find it. Once you found it, you might walk up to the monitor and use a close up view to read it.
4. The different camera angles and the length of the report are considerations of when a shot or image size of a subject should be changed.
5. It is important to have action in virtually every scene because it is the strength of film and television. In TV news the goal is to incorporate movement in every scene.
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