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  • Posted by Chad Greene on June 13, 2013 at 3:39 pm

    We are having a debate here at the office about what to call the graphics we put over interviews (IE: Dr. John Smith – President of The Smart Guys). Are these Name Keys, Name Supers, Graphic Titles…

    And what about location titles (IE: Lake Superior – Duluth MN)?

    What does the industry call these things? Is there a standard or is it depend on the people you work with?

    Chad Greene Mahoney Media Group Minneapolis, Minnesota 2×2.66 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon, 12GB Ram, OS 10.6 FCP 7, Kona-LHi

    Chad Greene replied 12 years, 11 months ago 5 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Michael Drolet

    June 13, 2013 at 5:49 pm

    I agree with Dave. Lower 3rds 🙂

  • Mark Suszko

    June 13, 2013 at 6:06 pm

    I come from a time when they were all generically referred to generically as “Chyrons”, but today we say C.G. or lower third C.G.

  • Shane Ross

    June 13, 2013 at 6:49 pm

    Yup…lower thirds, as they occur in the lower third of the screen. Some producers still call them “Chyrons,” back when the machine that made them was a Chyron.

    Shane
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  • Michael Gissing

    June 14, 2013 at 12:12 am

    Because they can be anywhere on screen the common parlance in my area is just supers. This covers all superimposed text really.

    Some people differentiate with ‘name supers’ or ‘date supers’. Call em what you like, as long as the people you work with understand.

  • Chad Greene

    June 14, 2013 at 1:46 am

    I find it so interesting that there is so much variety in terms like these. Thanks everyone for your feedback. I think I won the debate. 🙂

    Chad Greene Mahoney Media Group Minneapolis, Minnesota 2×2.66 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon, 12GB Ram, OS 10.6 FCP 7, Kona-LHi

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