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CUT - TV – Film
a) On TV a cutaway is a shot of a something relevant to what is being said in an INTERVIEW that is…
CUTAWAY – TV – Film – Radio
a) On TV a cutaway is a shot of a something relevant to what is being said in an INTERVIEW that is…
CYCLORAMA – (or Cyke) – TV – Film – Photography
Large backing cloth or curtain often on tracks (curtain rails) that can be pulled in front of the…
CUTTING ORDER – TV – Film
Factual TV. Written list compiled by the DIRECTOR of the order in which the shots and sequences in a…
DAB – Radio
Digital Audio Broadcasting. Pioneered by BBC Radio, DAB started in 1995 as a system of transmitting…
DEADLINE – TV – Film – Radio - Print
Time and date at which anything to do with media dissemination, such as a print article, piece for…
DAT – TV – Film – Radio
Digital Audio Tape. Extremely high quality non-compressed digital sound recording system. Sound is…
DEPTH OF FIELD – TV – Film - Photography
Relates to still and moving image photography and video camerawork. The area in the frame, both in…
DESIGNER – TV – Film
erson responsible for designing, and supervising the building of, the set for a TV studio show. Also…
DIALOGUE – TV – Film – Radio
The spoken words from a drama script; although it means verbal interaction between two people,…
DIGITAL EDITING – TV – Film – Radio
Digital editing is now universal in TV and radio as the preferred form of non linear editing.…
DIGITISE – TV – Film – Radio
To convert an analogue signal into a binary or digital form as a series of electronic impulses that…
DIRECTOR – TV – Film – Theatre
a) TELEVISION DIRECTOR in factual television is responsible for the overall look of a TV programme,…
DIGITAL SIGNAL – TV – Film – Radio
Data –could be text, sound, or video pictures- that is represented in digital or binary form as a…
DISSOLVE – TV – Film
The gradual merging and replacing of one image, or shot with another. Created in EDITING. See…
DIGITAL BETACAM (DIGIBETA) – TV – Film
Sony digital camcorder providing very high, broadcast quality, pictures and sound and storing the…
DISTORTION – TV – Film – Radio
Refers to the way an audio and video signal can change in a way that distorts it. E.g. where an…
DOCUDRAMA – TV – Film – Radio
A programme that mixes DRAMA and DOCUMENTARY by taking authenticated real life topical or historical…
DOCUMENTARY – TV – Film - Radio
Any factual programme that examines, or documents, events, people and situations in the real world…
DOLLY – TV – Film
Camera mounting with wheels. A film camera dolly runs on tracks to form a moveable camera mounting…
DOORSTEPPING – TV – Film – Radio – Journalism
Waiting all day and all night if necessary on or near the place (doorstep) where a politician or…
DROPOUT – TV – Film – Radio
An audible or visible ‘hole’ in the tape of a recorded video or sound interview. On sound there…
DRY RUN – TV – Film – Radio
Complete run through of a TV or radio show before transmission to check that everything goes well,…
DRY–HIRE – TV – Film – Radio
The hiring of audio and TV facilities and kit without the use of a professional operator e.g. the…
DUBBING – TV – Film
The process of mixing all the different elements of sound in a TV programme or film, comes for a…
DUB – TV – Film - Radio
a) Literally means to copy. b) In programme production means to blend speech, music, ACTUALITY,…
DUBBING THEATRE – TV – Film
(right: BBC Scotland Dubbing suite) The location where a SOUND DUB takes place, has a sophisticated…
DURATION –TV – Film – Radio
The exact length in minutes and seconds of a TV, radio programme, or film often written as DUR:
DVE –TV – Film
Digital Visual Effects. Usually refers to a digital image switcher located in a TV GALLERY or EDIT…
DV TAPE
Digital Video. Digital video recording format family that covers MINI-DV, DVCAM, DVC, DVCpro.…
DVD – TV – Film
Digital Versatile Disc. Video playback and recording format. A 12cm disc that can playback (or…
EARPIECE
Customised audio device similar to a single headphone that fits snugly and unobtrusively into the…
EDITING – TV – Film – Radio
The process in film and TV of selecting and juxtaposing different images and sounds, to tell a story…
EDITOR – Print – TV - Film - Radio
a) TV/FILM The person who assembles and puts together in a narrative sequence all the various scenes…
EDL – TV – Film - Radio
Edit Decision List. A list of the time code numbers indicating the exact location of all edit points…
EDIT SUITE – TV – Film – Radio
The location with the associated kit where editing happens. Can refer to a small cubicle that just…
EMBARGO – Print –TV – Film - Radio
A ban on a news item, or on commercial information from being discussed in public. There is usually…
END BOARD – TV – Film
It is normal to show a CLAPPER BOARD on the front of a TAKE, but sometimes the director will have…
ESTABLISHING SHOT – TV – Film
A scene setting shot that establishes the location, and possibly time and season in which the…
EXTERIOR - TV – Film
A location for a scene which is outside (as opposed to inside) a building, studio or other location.…
EYELINE –TV – Film
In setting up a shot for any moving image project it is vital that the eyeline of a character…
EXPENSES all media
The money that can be claimed back, usually from the PRODUCTION COMPANY, for travel and other…
FACILITY HOUSE – TV – Film
Commercial company offering a range of TV and/or film facilities for hire. Usually EDITING and other…
FACILITY FEE – TV – Film
A sum of money paid to an individual or company for the use of premises or other location facilities…
FADER
Slide control used in SOUND EDITING on a MIXING DESK to mix one sound with another, or alter the…
FACTUAL PROGRAMMING – TV
TV or radio programmes across a whole range of GENREs that are based on real people and real events…
FADE IN – TV – Film – Radio - Music Recording
a) Term used in picture editing or VISION MIXING. Refers to the way one picture gradually comes into…
FADE OUT – TV – Film - Radio - Music Recording
a) Term used in picture editing or VISION MIXING. Refers to the way a picture gradually disappears…
FAIR DEALING
The right under copyright law to use some copyrighted material for particular purposes such as…
FEATURE – Print - Radio – Film
a) Radio. A feature is the name given to an important item in a magazine programme, or as shorthand…

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