: What is this arrangment of elements in broadcast news called? I am searching for the name of an arrangement typically used in news-broadcast designs, exemplified below (Terror in Boston, with

@Steve758

As a professional video editor working in broadcast, and as a college-educated broadcast journalist, this graphic is indeed called an "over-the-shoulder" (or OTS, for short).

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@Caterina889

Although a naming convention for Television News Graphical Layout might exist, the names for those kind of graphical elements may vary from place to place in the world depending on how a certain culture/business field prefer to reference/call those. Anyway, the one in the image you provided I believed it's called "Over the Shoulder", see this paper for more details.


The graphic element "Over the Shoulder", normally appears in the
news that has higher impact, therefore revealing the relevance of the
news story. The term "Over the Shoulders" is applied because it
generally appears in the superior part of the shoulder of the anchor.
The "Over the Shoulders" is usually accompanied with an image or icon,
with the intention of establishing a link with the news story being
presented.


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Many of these elements are sold as ready made video packs, most of the time as editable After Effects projects on marketplaces such as videohive.net which usually include elements such as Openers, Bugs, Lower Thirds, Split Screens, Text Tickers, Over the Shoulders, Info Screens, Bumpers, and many others.

I hope it helps.

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