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ACTUALITY – TV – Film
Sound recorded on location for a radio programme that is not an interview. This sound may be… -
AD-LIB all media
Those parts of a radio or TV programme that are not scripted, where the contributors are asked to… -
AFM – TV – Film - Theatre
Assistant Floor Manager. In a TV studio the AFM assists the FLOOR MANAGER, has headphones to hear… -
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. Refers to a fast Internet connection line. See BROADBAND. -
AMBIENT SOUND – TV – Film – Radio - Audio
The natural background sound that can be picked up by a MICROPHONE in a studio or any location… -
AMPLIFIER - Audio - Radio
Equipment for increasing the strength of an electrical signal. In order to hear music or speech from… -
AM - Audio - Radio
Amplitude Modulation. Radio/audio. Usually found as a radio transmission system where the amplitude,… -
ANAMORPHIC – TV – Film
Literally means a distorted image that when viewed correctly returns to normal. On a TV camera an… -
ANALOGUE
A representation in electrical values of something that is a physical quantity. For example a singer… -
ANCHOR – TV – Film
The television presenter, generally but not always in the studio, who is the main link person in a… -
ANIMATION – TV – Film
Still images that can be combined together to produce the illusion of moving images. Drawings or… -
ANGLE - Print – TV – Film
Print. In a news article the angle is the main point featured in the article and the way the article… -
ARCHIVE all media
Film, video or sound recordings that are held in an archive or library and can be accessed by a… -
APERTURE – TV – Film
Controls the amount of light that enters a camera. The aperture is the opening through which light… -
ASPECT RATIO – TV – Film
The ratio of height to width of a television picture or film frame. Standard TV picture aspect ratio… -
ASSEMBLY ORDER or ASSEMBLY – TV – Film
A list on paper, usually prepared by the DIRECTOR, of the order in which selected shots and sound… -
ARTIST’S CONTRACT – TV – Film - Radio
Contract issued by the broadcaster or production company to employ actors, presenters, musicians or… -
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER – TV – Film
Heavily involved with the budget in a drama production in film or on TV. Can be instrumental in the… -
ASSISTANT PRODUCER – TV – Film
On factual programmes in TV the assistant producer is often the researcher and the location director… -
ASSISTANT CAMERAMAN – TV – Film
Member of the film crew who helps the LIGHTING CAMERAMAN or the camera operator. The job entails… -
AUDIO
The name for any sound used in a media context. See DIGITAL SOUND -
ASTON – TV
Brand name of an industry standard TEXT and GRAPHICS generator used in a TV studio GALLERY, and POST… -
ATMOS – TV – film – radio - audio
Background, or atmospheric sound that is only just audible on a TV, film (or radio) location. Atmos… -
AUDIO MIXER – TV – Film – Radio - Audio
Electronic equipment to MIX and BALANCE sounds signals from various sources. Can be a battery driven… -
AUTOCUE – TV
Brand name and generic term for industry standard technical equipment that displays sections of the… -
AVID – TV – Film
Trade name for an industry standard computer based video editing system, both ONLINE and OFFLINE.… -
BACKGROUND – TV – Film - Print
Short for background information or research, throughout the media. In an article or magazine the… -
BACK ANNO – Radio
Colloquial shorthand for Back Announcement. A comment made by the presenter at the end (back) of a… -
BACKGROUND MUSIC – TV – Film - Radio
Music that is part of the SOUNDTRACK of a film, TV programme or radio programme to add to the… -
BACKING TRACK
Music that provides the instrumental background to the voice of a singer. Typically a pre-recorded… -
BACK STORY – TV – Film
They use this word a lot in Hollywood. It relates to a movie script. The back story is that part of… -
BACK TIMING – Radio
Refers to the way a programme (or CD/tape/minidisk) is timed by counting down backwards from the end… -
BACK LIGHT – TV – Film
Film or TV light placed behind the subject and often mounted high, with the amount of light… -
BACK PROJECTION – TV – Film
Formerly used in film to create the look of a location by projecting a moving image of the location… -
BAFTA – TV – Film
British Academy of Film and Television Arts. promotes best possible practice and creative standards… -
BALANCE
a)With reference to News: means to ensure that both sides of the argument, or political spectrum,… -
BANNER
Print. The main headline that runs across the top of a newspaper page. -
BARB
Broadcasters Audience Research Board. The main organisation in the UK for producing TV audience… -
BARN DOORS
Device with hinged metal flaps, usually four, that can be attached to the front of a TV or Film… -
BATCH DIGITIZING
Process of recording video clips (as data) from a video player, or the camcorder, onto the hard… -
BATTERIES
Several types are used in media production. Most common are: alkaline batteries –AA and AAA -that… -
BCU
Big Close Up. Refers to the size of a person or object in the frame. A BCU of a person typically is… -
BED – Radio
Music, typically instrumental, used as a background for a presenter to talk over in a radio… -
BEST BOY – TV – Film
The electrician who acts as the assistant to the chief electrician, or GAFFER, on a film set or TV… -
BLIMP – TV – Film
A sound proof housing that muffles the sound of a movie or TV camera’s mechanism. Used in quiet… -
BITC
See BURNT IN TIME CODE. -
BLONDE – TV – Film
Powerful variable beam floodlight. A two kilowatt (2000watt) film light with a moving reflector… -
BLOCKING – TV – Film – Theatre
The planning process where the director goes through the moves and positions suggested for the… -
BLOW UP – Print – TV – Film - Photography
The enlargement of a frame or section of a frame. Also in cinema means the way a smaller format film… -
BLUE GEL – TV – Film – Photography
Lighting: special blue, heat resistant, plastic sheeting that can be bought in a roll. Used to put…
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