English

Noun

reverse question ‎(plural reverse questions)

1. A question in a television interview that was actually recorded after the interview took place, and is presented as a cutaway scene. The technique is commonly used where only one camera was present at the interview, as a way of creating the appearance of multiple camera angles and showing a scene of the interviewer asking the question, rather than the interviewee listening to the question.

References

• The Electronic Reporter: Broadcast Journalism in Australia,B Alysen, UNSW Press, ISBN 0868406856. p. 220. 2002.
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2007/08/noddys_not_dead.html