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BNC
Type of connector for video cables that has a twist lock. -
BLUE SCREEN - POSTPRODUCTION – TV – Film
Technique that allows one image to be overlayed over part of another image. The foreground image,… -
BOOM – TV – Film
Moveable arm to hold a microphone or a camera. In a TV STUDIO refers to a sound boom which is a… -
BROADBAND – TV – Radio - Internet
Refers to a fast internet connection with permanent access. To send good quality video and… -
BULLETIN – Print – TV – Radio
NEWS BULLETIN. A summary of up to date news delivered by a newsreader or presenter on radio or TV. -
BUDGETS – TV – Film – Radio
The total amount of money agreed for making a TV or Radio programme, or a Film. Low budget means… -
BROADCASTING STANDARDS – TV – Film - Radio
Regulations and guidelines under which broadcasters work in the UK and in the US. In the UK the BBC… -
BURNT IN TIME CODE – TV – Film
Also known as BITC. A method of showing in vision on playback the TIME CODE recorded on a tape, by… -
BUZZ TRACK – TV – Film – Radio
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CALL SHEET – TV – Film - Radio
Paperwork issued to cast and crew before a shoot or radio OB, detailing where everyone has to be and… -
CAMERA
Portable equipment that enables moving or still images to be recorded on to videotape, disc, hard… -
CAMERA OPERATOR – TV – Film
The member of a TV or Film CREW who physically operates the camera. For smaller productions or… -
CAMERA CARD – TV Studio
List of shots, camera moves and other essential information made up on a card and customised for… -
CAMERA SCRIPT – TV
Refers to a script for a LIVE or recorded TV show that contains all the material to be recorded in… -
CANS –TV - Radio
Colloquial for headphones –used particularly in radio. -
CAPTION –TV – Film
Text or graphic design inserted or superimposed in a TV programme or film created digitally with… -
CASTING – TV – Film
The process of finding, auditioning and selecting the right actors/talent for a particular radio, TV… -
CHERRY PICKER – TV – Film
Steady platform that can hold a camera and operator and can be raised or lowered hydraulically in… -
CASTING AGENT
Professional person or team with encyclopaedic knowledge of a large number of actors especially… -
CHROMAKEY – TV – Film
System of overlaying one picture electronically over sections of another picture. Chromakey can be… -
CGI
Computer Generated Image. This is the name for the sophisticated and complex world of computer… -
CELEBRITIES – TV – Film – Radio
People who have acquired celebrity status and are therefore ‘desirable’ guests on a TV or Radio… -
CHILDREN in productions – TV – Film – Radio - Theatre
Children under 16 may be employed in TV or Film or Radio productions but there are strict rules… -
CLAPPER BOARD – TV – Film
Traditionally a board in two hinged parts used to create a loud sharp clap sound, and a visual image… -
CLIPPINGS – Print - Radio – TV
Collated articles from newspaper and magazines filed under name of subject. Clippings are called up… -
CLOCK – TV
Refers to a specially recorded clock style tape–or digital clock readout - used at the beginning… -
CLOSE–UP – TV - Film
Refers to the size of the image of a person or object in the frame. A Close Up (CU) of a person is a… -
COLLAGE – Print – TV - Art
A collection of different words and pictures taken from print sources and glued onto a board to… -
COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS – TV – Film - Radio
Refers to recordings of music or speech issued commercially by a record company or publisher.… -
COMMENTARY – TV
Written script that is recorded by an out –of- vision voice and used to explain or add extra… -
COMMISSION – TV – Radio - Print
Verb – a broadcaster or newspaper or magazine may commission (pay for) a film or TV programme from… -
COMMISSIONING EDITOR – TV - Radio
Creative executive employed by a broadcaster to sift, select and make decisions on what programmes… -
COMPLAINTS – TV – Film – Radio
Refers to complaints made by the public to broadcast media organisations or their regulatory bodies.… -
COMPETITIONS – TV – Radio
On air competitions with prizes are subject to certain restraints and protocols depending on the… -
COMPRESSION – TV – Film – Radio
System of reducing or compressing digital data for transmission or storage. Works by selecting and… -
CONTINUITY ANNOUNCER – TV – Radio
The continuity announcer works with the transmission suite and is the off screen voice that… -
CONTINUITY – TV – Film – Radio
The concept of continuity in any moving image production is to ensure a seamless narrative.… -
CONTRACTS – TV – Film – Radio
A short or long term contract is the main basis for paying personnel working in film, TV and radio.… -
COPYRIGHT – TV – Film - Radio
An intellectual property right. It is a way of protecting the tangible result of creative work, such… -
CONTRIBUTOR – TV – Film – Radio
Person who is selected to take part in a radio, or TV programme. May be a paid contributor or… -
CRAB – TV – Film
Sideways movement made by a studio PEDESTAL camera operator, moving the whole camera left or right. -
CRANE –TV –Film
Counterweighted long, steel arm with a flexible camera mounting attached that can be raised high… -
CREDITS – TV – Film – Radio
List of people who have worked on, acted in and created a TV or radio programme or a film. Displayed… -
CRANE SHOT – TV – Film
Shot taken from a camera CRANE, typically a HIGH ANGLE SHOT. -
CUE –TV –Film – Radio
a) Signal to an actor or presenter to start talking or moving, according to the script or as… -
CROSSING THE LINE – TV – Film
Term used to describe a shot where the action seems to be reversed from the way it has been so far,… -
CREW – TV – Film – Radio
Skilled technical personnel who make up the work force on any media creation. See FILM CREW, STUDIO… -
CU (CLOSE UP) - TV – Film – Radio
Standard size of shot showing an object in isolation, or of a person showing the head and top of the… -
CUE LIGHT – Radio
Light –often with a green bulb- in a radio studio that can be switched on from the control… -
CUE SHEET – TV – Radio
Piece of paper with details of a programme needed by a broadcaster in order to transmit that…
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