(10-23-2012, 11:25 AM)Miguel Wrote: B-roll, B roll, or Broll is the supplemental or alternate footage intercut with the main shot in an interview or documentary.
...The term "B-roll" is now limited to secondary footage that adds meaning to a sequence or disguises the elimination of unwanted content. This technique of using the cutaway is common to hide zooms in documentary films: the visuals may cut away to B roll footage of what the person is talking about while the A camera zooms in, then cut back after the zoom is complete. The cutaway to B roll footage can also be used to hide verbal or physical tics that the editor and/or director finds distracting: with the audio separate from the video, the filmmakers are free to excise "uh"s, sniffs, coughs, and so forth.
Thank you Miguel. That's very interesting! I learned something new today