ENG
 Field
Photography - Commonly referred to by newscrews as ENG, which means
electronic news gathering.
These days
photojournalists use a video camera for their pictures. At 30 pictures
a second they have their work cut out for them.
The equipment they
use will vary on which market they work in and how much money the
station has to spend. The Beta SP Camera systems and 3/4 U-matic
systems have been the mainstays of most stations for their photographers.
These older systems are slowly being phased out by the high tech
digital cameras. These Digital Video Cameras will be the cameras
that will bring television news into the next generation.
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The content used in this site was
created specifically for this page by myself except where otherwise
noted. Thanks to Sean McGivney for the Floor Director and ENG pics
used at the top of these sections. Thanks also to Sean McGivney
and Shannon Bonner for their help in the early versions of this
project and for assistance with the position descriptions. The use
of these materials was done solely for the educational purpose at
Illinois State University.
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Studio Camera
The
typical studio has between one and five cameras. Some are immobile
and some mobile mounted on studio pedestals or tripods. Mobile cameras
are operated by a camera operator. The camera operator sets up the
shots called for by the director. A director might call for a camera
operator to zoom, focus, pedestal, pan, truck, track, or tilt.
Zooming and focusing
are functions of the lens. "Zoom in or out" tells the
camera operator to use the camera's zoom control to make the image
appear larger or smaller. "Focus on weather, anchor, guest"
tells the camera operator to use the camera's focus controls to focus
on objects at various distances from the camera.
When you pedestal,
pan, truck, track, or tilt you physically move the camera around
on the studio pedestal. "Pedestal up or down" tells the
camera operator the height of the camera up or down on the studio
pedestal. "Pan left or right" tells the camera operator
to move the lens of the camera to the left or right. "Truck
forward, backward, left, or right", tells the camera operator
the move the whole pedestal/camera unit in a particular direction.
"Track weather, anchor, guest, etc." tells the camera
operator to follow the talent. "Tilt up or down" tells
the camera operator to move the lens of the camera up or down.
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