Telling the viewers they are seeing something when they are actually seeing something different is, in the opinion of all reputable TV makers, beyond the pale. But what of the ordinary techniques that TV producers use everyday in pursuit of their craft? In the current atmosphere, some TV producers worry that a lot of what we in the industry take for granted might now need to be reconsidered. Girish Juneja brings you the most honest report you've ever seen.
Here I am reporting from outside the High Court. Now you might think that means I have been inside the High Court listening to a case, but I haven't. And more often than not, reporters would have stayed in the office. They would have kept up with developments by reading the oral important in newswires. They might have made a phone call or two and even filmed an interview. This is just one of the tricks of our trade, but is it dishonest!

You are happy? Yeah, I hate wearing ties. And start walking.

Take this for example, it's called an establisher. It enabled me to say something impressive about this person that I am about to interview.

Faking certainly is common in Television. Across the…

Oh, yeah, sure, OK. Faking is endemic in all television. Across the…

I have just helped create a brief striking remark. You may know it is a sound bite, but without I hope any misrepresentation. Now for the cutaway. A shot of me helps us edit the interview. But a cutaway also makes you think we are listening to each other. In reality though, as we usually only have one camera, these are shot afterwards. Is that a lie?

This is where it's all done, the edit. The camera man forgot to record the sound on the street shot. But that's ok, we can add some.

I think something VROOM, VROOMing would sound right, Mike. You know, VROOM, VROOM.

Is this cheating? Generally it's thought not. But putting gunfire over a battle scene, for example, would be a different story.

And by the way, this is a pieced camera, and this one was written hours ago before I even went out filming. But that's because I largely knew what my conclusions were going to be. Dose that make it untrue?

Well, no. Because for most pieces by the time I start filming, I have done enough research to know what I need to say. So a TV producer that values perfectionism wouldn't bend editorial meaning, but all of us use techniques to make watchable television. It's for the public to decide whether they are justified. Oh, it's all so boring.

I will say something with you. What's, what's next?

Faking is, that's the bite, use that bite, Mike. Perfect.

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1.beyond the pale:outside the boundaries of acceptable behaviour.

2.more often than not:多半, 通常