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Today's tip: Any time you're cuing up a replay, make SURE you know how your replay ends and when your director needs to get off of your look. Most importantly, communicate this to production in a succinct way.

Does the camera whip? Does somebody walk in front of the shot? If you can set an out point in your record train, that's great. Otherwise, remember the timecode.

When the producer is sequencing the replays, tell them "tight out" or "shot whips". When they're telling the director the traffic, if they don't mention the tight out, I like to remind them again. When the director readies your machine, quickly hit them point to point and say "tight out [your channel name]."

When you're through your replay, and everything worth seeing has already happened, you can always quickly say "any time" or "that's it." If they're still lingering, you can always start counting down (make sure to cheat your count by a few seconds to give the director time to line up the next replay or camera shot). Worst case, most shows would prefer you freeze a shot before it goes bad. Even if you have an out point marked, never assume that somebody is watching your characters and will know where to get out.

This may seem like a basic tip, but it's a great way to practice communicating with production. Directors will always appreciate you for preventing an on-air mistake.

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