C/MC - Command Master Chief.

CABLE RELEASE - A device consisting of a stiff wire encased in an outer flexible covering designed to trip a camera shutter without touching the camera itself. One end is threaded to fit the shutter, and the other has a thumb-operated plunger.

CAMCORDER - An electronic news gathering (ENG) camera that combines a camera, video cassette recorder and microphone in one unit.

CAMEL HAIR BRUSH - A term used to define any brush with superfine, soil bristles used for dusting lenses and front surface mirrors.

CAMERA - A lighttight chamber, usually fitted with a lens, through which the image of an object is recorded on a light-sensitive material.

CAMERA, CONVERTIBLE - An electronic news gathering (ENG) camera that maybe converted for use in a television studio.

CAMERA, ENG - A television camera powered by batteries and used for electronic news gathering (ENG) news assignments.

CAMERA, STUDIO - A television camera mounted on a pedestal that allows the camera operator to wheel it to different locations easily during shot changes.

CAMERA OPERATOR - In television, a member of the studio production team who operates the studio camera according to the instructions of the director.

CAPTION - A small headline or display line sometimes used with a cutline. (NOTE: The word caption also is used as a synonym for the word cutline.)

CARD, CHROMA KEY - In television, a visual created when the image from one video source is inserted into the picture of another video source.

CARD, COMBINATION TITLE - In television, a visual consisting of lettering against pictorial information (either artwork or photography). The lettering may be either on the card itself or on an overlay.

CARD, PLAIN TITLE - In television, a visual consisting of printed lettering (without any pictorial background), such as the title of the show and the name of the performers and producer.

CARD, STUDIO - In television, a visual consisting of a mounted photograph or illustration, sometimes accompanied by words.

CARD, SUPER/KEY - In television, a visual created when the lettering of a card is superimposed electronically over another background (or over another picture) from another camera.

CARET - A character (A) used to denote where corrections are to be inserted in copy.

CART - See CARTRIDGE.

CARTRIDGE - A continuous loop of tape encased in plastic and used to play music and sound effects. It is played in a cartridge machine and recues itself automatically after each use. Commonly referred to as a "cart" in the broadcast industry.

CATHODE-RAY TUBE - In television, a vacuum tube using a controlled beam of electrons that strike a fluorescent target (the television screen) and emit light.

CCU - Camera Control Unit. In television, a device consisting of a waveform monitor, television monitor and shading control used by technicians to monitor and adjust the video levels of a studio camera. The CCU is normally located in the television control room.

CD - See COMPACT DISC.

CHANGE TRANSMITTAL - The medium used to transmit changes to an instruction, and under special circumstances, a notice.

CHARACTER GENERATOR - In television, a computer graphics system used to create letters and numbers in a variety of sizes and fonts.

CHINFO - Chief of Information. Normally a rear admiral who is responsible for the development of Navy public affairs guidance.

CHROMA KEY - In television, an electronic special effect that combines two video sources into a composite picture, creating the illusion that the two sources are physically together.

CIRCUIT - In radio and television, a group of Navy Broadcasting Service (NBS) detachments or Shipboard Information, Training and Entertainment (SITE) equipped ships that receive the same weekly package of program material units on a sequential basis from the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service Broadcast Center (AFRTS-BC). All circuits within a specific geographical area are overseen by a circuit manager.

CLOSE-UP (CU) - In television and still photography, a shot in which the talent or subject is of primary interest and only a small segment of the background is discernible.

COLOR BARS - In television, a color standard used to test and align color television equipment.

COLOR TEMPERATURE - The apparent color of a light source in terms of its relative blue or red content. Color temperature is measured in degrees Kelvin (K).

COLORS, PRIMARY - In still photography and television, blue, green and red.

COLORS, SECONDARY - In still photography and television, cyan, yellow and magenta.

COLUMN INCH - An area that's one column wide and one inch deep and is used in measuring the contents of a newspaper page.

COLUMN RULE - A thin, vertical line used to separate columns of type and to separate unrelated items, such as photographs and stories, from the rest of the page.

COMMAND HISTORY - (1) The only overall account of the activities and achievements of a U.S. Navy command. Annual command histories are housed at the Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C. and serve as the eventual basis for published naval histories. (2) The portion of a welcome aboard booklet or media information kit that briefly summarizes the history of a command.

COMMAND PRESENTATION - A visual presentation that covers the mission and history of a command. It is usually narrated live from a script and accompanied by either overhead transparencies or 35mm slides. The command presentation also may be recorded on videotape.

COMMAND RELEASING AUTHORITY - The individual designated by the commander to release home town news in block two of the Fleet Home Town News Release Form (NAVSO 5724/1). .

COMMAND WELCOME INFORMATION - See WELCOME ABOARD BOOKLET.

COMPACT DISC - A 4 3/4-inch plastic platter with digitally encoded audio. When inserted in a compact disc player, the disc is seamed by a laser beam positioned above it, thus producing superior audio.

COMPILATION CUTTING - In television, a videotape editing technique whereby segments are tied together through narration.

COMPUTER GRAPHIC - In television, an electronic picture stored digitally in a computer that may be recalled for airing or altering by a graphic artist.

CONTACT PRINTING - In still photography, a method of printing whereby the print produced is in immediate contact with the original or negative. These prints are the same size as the original or negative.

CONTINUITY CUTTING - In television, a commonly used videotape editing technique for news or feature releases when the storytelling is dependent on matching consecutive scenes. Continuity cutting includes the cutaway and cut-in.

CONTRAST - In still photography and television, a general term referring to differences among extremes of tone values in negatives, prints and subject or lighting. When the difference is great, the contrast is called high, hard or contrasty; when the difference is slight, the contrast is soft, flat or low.

COPY - A term used to describe all news manuscripts and text or artwork to be printed in a publication.

COPY EDITING - The process of locating and correcting inaccuracies in a news manuscript before they can be printed and distributed.

COPY EDITING SYMBOLS - A special set of symbols used by a copy editor to make corrections, additions or deletions in copy.

COPYRIGHT - The exclusive right of possession given an individual by law to protect his literary works; musical works (including any accompanying words); dramatic works (including any accompanying music); pantomimes and choreographic works; pictorial, graphic and sculptural works; motion pictures and other audiovisual works; and sound recordings.

COUNTDOWN LEADER - In television, the numbers that appear on videotape before the actual program begins. Countdown leader is used to facilitate precise cuing.

CREATED NEWS - News that is generally concerned with something the Navy, or some person or organization has done or plans to do and wants the public to know about.

CREDIT LINE - The final portion of a cutline used to acknowledge the originator of a photograph.

CROP - The act of blocking out unwanted portions of a photograph, either by cutting the print or by enlarging or contact printing.

CROSSCUTTING - In television, the use of shots from two different actions or events that will finally be related.

CUE - (1) In radio and television, the act of presetting programming materials so that they are available for immediate airing. (2) The signal given to the talent by the floor manager, meaning "begin action" or "start talking."

CUE DOTS - In television, the small, white squares that appear in the upper right-hand comer of the television screen when certain Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) videocassettes are played. Programs on multiple videocassettes are cue-dotted at 10, seven and two seconds from the end of each tape, except the last tape of the program.

CUTAWAY - In television, a secondary action shot used to change positions, movements or characters or to denote a lapse of time.

CUT-IN - In television, a primary action shot from the main scene that is relevant to the mood or action.

CUTLINE - The explanatory matter that accompanies a photograph. A cutline supplements a photograph by explaining action, naming people and giving background information.

CUTOFF LINE SYSTEM - In television, natural dividing lines that assist the director in producing aesthetically pleasing shots.

CUTOFF RULE - A rule or line placed horizontally across one or more columns to separate units, such as boxes and multicolumn heads, from the rest of the page.

CYLINDER - See PLATEN.

DAISY WHEEL - In typewriters and printers, the mechanism used to print keyboard characters. The individual characters of a daisy wheel are mounted in a circular pattern and connected to a hub with spokes; the whole unit resembles a daisy. When a character on the keyboard is depressed, the daisy wheel rotates until the correct character is in place.

DATELINE - The lead-in line of a cutline or story that gives the point of origin.

dB (DECIBEL) GAIN SWITCH - In television, a switch used to increase the video output of a camera. The dB gain switch normally has two positions - 6dB and 12dB.

DC - Direct Current. The type of electrical current available from batteries.

DEPTH - In still photography, an illusion of threedimensional space that is sometimes created by a combination of favorable lighting and coloring of the set and favorable viewing conditions for the reproduction.

DEPTH OF FIELD - The distance between the points nearest and farthest from the camera that are acceptably sharp at a given lens setting.

DESIGN - The function of planning for the total structure of a newspaper page before any layout work is done.

DESIGN, BRACE - See DESIGN, FOCUS.

DESIGN, CIRCUS - A traditional front-page newspaper design pattern in which each individual element competes for the reader's immediate attention, resulting in no clear focus of interest on the page.

DESIGN, FOCUS - A traditional front-page newspaper design pattern in which the headlines and pictures are positioned on the page to form a diagonal line from the upper left-hand comer to the lower right-hand corner.

DESIGN, FUNCTIONAL - A contemporary frontpage newspaper design pattern in which the page is made up in a reamer that will be most appealing and convenient to the reader.

DESIGN, GRID - A contemporary front-page newspaper design consisting of modules of varying sizes with the grid lines formed by the spaces between columns and the spaces separating stories.

DESIGN, HORIZONTAL - A contemporary frontpage newspaper design pattern where elements are placed on the page. The page is made up with the elements being placed on the page so the majority of the elements present a horizontal display.

DESIGN, MODULAR - A contemporary front-page newspaper design pattern where pleasing blocks (modules) of vertical and horizontal rectangles are combined.

DESIGN, RAZZLE-DAZZLE - See DESIGN, CIRCUS.

DESIGN, SINGLE THEME - A contemporary frontpage newspaper design that emphasizes a single, important story or issue without the use of stories or reefers.

DESIGN, TOTAL THEME - A contemporary frontpage newspaper design that emphasizes a single, important story or issue with a large photograph (or line art) covering the entire area, a single story and photograph, or a billboard (dominant photograph with page reefers to major stories).

DESKTOP PUBLISHING - The use of a microcomputer, page layout software and a laser printer to generate typeset-quality graphics and text.

DEVELOPER (CHEMICAL) - A chemical agent used to produce a visible image on an exposed photographic layer.

DIRECTIVE - A type of correspondence that prescribes or establishes policy, organization, conduct, methods or procedures; requires action or sets forth information essential to the effective administration or operation of activities concerned; or contains authority or information that must be issued formally.

DIRECTOR - In television, the individual in charge of the studio production team. The director gives instructions to every member of the team, either directly, or in the case of the talent, indirectly.

DISPLAY SCREEN - Another name for a computer monitor.

DMI - Defense Media Institute. Provides specialized instruction for all military service personnel in the public affairs field.

DODGING - In still photography, a printing technique in which certain areas being exposed are temporarily shielded, thereby producing a different exposure than that used for the rest of the print.

DOLLY - In television, a secondary camera movement where the camera and pedestal are moved toward or away from the subject.

DOMINANT ELEMENTS - See NEWS PEG.

DUMMY - The process of indicating where each element will be placed on a layout sheet (sometimes called dummying or roughing in).