A lot of the time, if I want to see the game I have to set my DVR to record it, so I can watch it when I get home from work on Sunday. It is my job to insert graphics into football broadcasts on TV. Specifically, it is my job to keep track of the first down marker and line of scrimmage, and put in the digital First Down Line and Line of Scrimmage to help the viewers at home interpret the action on the football field. Below is an example of a yellow First Down Line that is not there in real life, but is in fact an inserted graphic just for the TV broadcast.
See how it looks like it is under the players? That is one of the things that makes these graphics so cool. Part of my job is to make sure the lines are going to be in the right place for each play, and it is also my responsibility to make sure the lines look like they are really there by appearing to go under the players.
-ESL Josh
Vocabulary:
official - adjective. Authorized by some governing body
DVR - noun. Digital Video Recorder, used to save TV programs to watch at another time
insert- verb. To place or put in
broadcast - noun/verb. The sending of information from far away, as in TV and radio.
first down - noun. In American Football, for example the NFL, the place on the field the offense must reach to gain a new set of downs.
specifically- adj. Referring to something definite, just one thing.
scrimmage - noun/verb. A competition or face-off, usually between two people or groups. Also the location of the ball at the beginning of every play in American football.
interpret - verb. To make sense of, gain an understanding of something.
graphics - noun. Images used to represent or show something, especially on TV or a computer.
responsibility - noun. Something one must do.
appearing - verb. The way something looks.
Vocabulary Exercise
1. In order to _________ the ancient writings, Indiana Jones needed refer to an old language book.
2. The ________ artist creates pictures using computer software.
3. When Congress voted on the Bill of Rights they made it _________.
4. On such a nice sunny day I was surprised to see clouds _________.
5. When writing your essays, please use _________ examples from the story, not general ideas.
6. During football practice, coach divided us into two squads so we could play a _________ against one another.
7. The Winter Olympics are in Canada this year, but I will watch the television ___________ so I can see it from my house.
8. If I am not home when my favorite events are on TV, I will use my __________ to record them for later.
9. It is your ____________ to make sure all of your homework is done before you watch TV.
10. The model car instructions read: " ________ Tab A into Slot A".
Grammar Note
Abbreviations are shortened versions of a word that we can use to save time and space. An example from the above blog post is: DVR. This stands for Digital Video Recorder. The first letter of each of the three words in the phrase is used to make a three-letter abbreviation. This is one way of creating an abbreviation. Another example from above is First Down Line. When I am at work, we like to use a shortened version of this because we say it so often. How would you make a short version of First Down Line? Look at the first letter of each word. What about Line of Scrimmage?
