B-roll footage

19:53 Aug 12, 2008
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English to Bulgarian translations [PRO]
Telecom(munications) / media communications
English term or phrase: B-roll footage
Products for media outlets - Fact sheets, Media advisories, Photo releases, B-roll footage, Press kits, Feature stories, Interviews
Krasimira Kalcheva
United States
Local time: 13:11


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4 +2допълнителни / алтернативни кадри
Pavel Tsvetkov
4изрязаните, невключени във филма/материала кадри
natasha stoyanova


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
b-roll footage
допълнителни / алтернативни кадри


Language variant: кадри от втора / спомагателна камера

Explanation:
B-roll or B roll is supplemental or alternate footage intercut with the main shot in an interview or documentary.

This technique of using the cutaway is common to hide zooms in documentary films: the visuals may cut away to B roll footage of what the person is talking about while the A camera zooms in, then cut back after the zoom is complete. The cutaway to B roll footage can also be used to hide verbal or physical tics that the editor and/or director finds distracting: with the audio separate from the video, the filmmakers are free to excise "uh"s, sniffs, coughs, and so forth. Similarly, a contextually irrelevant part of a sentence or anecdote can be removed to construct a more effective, to-the-point delivery. This can also be used to change the meaning of the speaker to fit the view of the producer. In fiction film, the technique can be used to indicate simultaneous action or flashbacks, usually increasing tension or revealing information.

"B roll" also refers to footage provided free of charge to broadcast news organizations as a means of gaining free publicity. For example, an auto maker might shoot a video of its assembly line, hoping that segments will be used in stories about the new model year. "B roll" sometimes makes its way into stock footage libraries.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-roll
Pavel Tsvetkov
Bulgaria
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Благодаря за отговора


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Skipp
2 hrs
  -> Благодаря!

agree  Mihail Mateev
3 hrs
  -> Благодаря!
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
b-roll footage
изрязаните, невключени във филма/материала кадри


Explanation:
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natasha stoyanova
Bulgaria
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Благодаря.

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