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Now in this segment we're going to learn what an OTS or over the shoulder graphic is, and
of course how to set up the shot when you're a camera operator. Now this is an over the
shoulder graphic. As you can see it's over my shoulder. Generally on screen you want
it to be on the right hand side of the screen. That is the proper set up or, if you're an
anchor, you want it on your left side. Now when you go to set up the shot as a camera
operator, of course your director is always going to be there to be your safe fall in
case you do need help setting it up or any minor tweaks. What you want to do generally
is when you have your, your hidden shoulder set up basically you want to zoom out just
a little bit just to give yourself just a little more room to play with, and then you
pan over to, obviously you pan right so the front of the camera goes to the right. You
want to pan over so that there's a little extra room on the right side of your screen
which would be the left side of the anchor. So that way, you know, there is room for the
graphic and your director can insert it then or if there's anything wrong you can always
fall back on your safe shot which we showed you earlier. Now this is also one of the shots
you're going to want to highlight on your run down because it is a specialty shot. It's
not like your fall back shot. So you always want to be sure and have this one ready ahead
of time because it is a little hectic if you've got to set it up right at the last second.