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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
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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… -
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
See ATMOS
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