This page gathers the 1,113 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Broadcasting”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 10 of 11: from “speed” to “time series animation”.
- speed intj Called by the soundman when the recording equipment has reached running speed and is ready to go.
- spieler noun A radio or television announcer.
- spinner noun Primarily in the adult film industry, a woman with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
- spit take noun A take (recorded performance), generally expressing surprise or disbelief, in which the actor in the act of drinking spits out the drink.
- splatter noun A genre of gory horror.
- splice edit noun An edit in which lengths of film are cut and then spliced together.
- split screen shot noun A scene in which the frame is split into two or more frames each with their own subject, often taking place simultaneously.
- spoffle noun A soft cover for a microphone to prevent popping noises in the recording.
- spoopy adj Involving horror concepts and tropes in comical, cute, or nonthreatening ways.
- sporadic E noun A meteorological phenomenon where radio waves above a certain frequency are reflected in the atmospheric E region, allowing these radio…
- spot effect noun A sound effect representing a single discrete event, such as breaking glass, as opposed to ongoing background sounds.
- spotter noun A person employed to assist a sports presenter by identifying the players or events during a game.
- spud noun A short central rod in a lighting fixture, for attachment to the light.
- squelch verb To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength.
- squib noun In special effects, a small explosive used to replicate a bullet hitting a surface or a gunshot wound on an actor.
- stacking noun A technique for keeping a captive audience by grouping together programs with similar appeal.
- stage combat noun The art of arranging, designing or performing sequences of simulated fighting, especially in theatrical productions.
- stage left noun The area to the left of the stage when looking towards the audience.
- stage right noun The area to the right of the stage when looking towards the audience.
- stand and stir noun A style of cookery television show in which the host demonstrates the preparation of food at a counter or a stove.
- stand in noun A person of similar size and shape to an actor who substitutes for or replaces that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot…
- standard definition noun A system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either high-definition television (720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1440p, 4K UHDTV, and 8K…
- standards and practices noun The department at a television network that is responsible for the moral, ethical, and legal implications of what is broadcast.
- stanza noun A segment; a portion of a broadcast devoted to a particular topic.
- star noun An actor in a leading role.
- star system noun A method of creating, promoting and exploiting movie stars in cinema, emphasizing on their images rather than their acting.
- starrish adj Characteristic of a star.
- stasimon noun A song of the chorus during a tragedy, continued without the interruption of dialogue or anapaestics.
- station time noun The period during which a television or radio station can air its own local content, rather than material provided by the network.
- step on verb To interrupt, overpower, or override (another transmission on the same frequency) with one's own transmission.
- stew noun Unwanted background noise recorded by the microphone.
- still noun A single frame from a film.
- stinger noun An extension cord.
- stolen shot noun A shot or sequence filmed without the permission of those depicted.
- strand noun A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
- stray noun An instance of atmospheric interference.
- streamer noun A subscription service that streams content to an audience.
- stretch printing noun The process of duplicating certain frames of a film so that it can be played back at a higher frames-per-second rate without the action…
- strip noun A television series aired at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the…
- stripe verb To record (a time code) onto videotape.
- studio system noun A method of filmmaking wherein the production and distribution of films is dominated by a small number of large movie studios (the majors).
- stunt double noun A type of body double: a skilled stand-in used for dangerous film or video sequences such as jumping out of a building, leaping from…
- stylish adj Having a particular directing style or cinematography.
- subchannel noun A distinct division of a channel or frequency band.
- subfeed noun A customised or selected part of a video feed.
- subtitle noun A heading below or after a title.
- sudsy adj Soapy; resembling a soap opera.
- sunlamp noun A high-intensity lamp, used to produce an illusion of daylight.
- super noun A superimposed caption or image.
- super deformed adj In Japanese caricature, drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads.
- supercut noun A montage of short video clips, usually from a film or TV series, illustrating a particular repeated element such as a word or phrase.
- supernumerary noun An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.
- superregeneration noun The superregenerative technique.
- sustaining program noun A radio or television program that airs on a commercial station but does not have commercial sponsorship or advertising.
- swap out noun A pre-prepared food item used in place of an unfinished food item in order to cut down the overall preparation time during filming.
- sweep noun singular of sweeps (“viewership ratings”)
- switcher noun Synonym of vision mixer (“device for selecting between video sources”).
- sync up verb To synchronize (footage) so that the audio and video components play together in correct alignment.
- synchronizer noun A device for aligning multiple film strips in a replay or editing device.
- Taft-Hartley verb To hire a non-union actor on a unionized production.
- tag noun The last scene of a TV program, often focusing on the program's subplot.
- take noun A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- takeout noun A detailed news segment.
- talk show noun A television or radio programme in which a host converses on various topics with guests who may be experts, celebrities, or members of the…
- talking picture noun A motion picture that features an audio accompaniment, thus allowing the characters' speech to be heard by the audience (as well as a…
- talkover noun An instance of commentary or narration in a broadcast, film, piece of performed music, etc.
- tally intj Target sighted.
- tallyho intj Target sighted.
- tea wagon noun An audio mixing console on wheels.
- tear-mouth noun An overactor.
- tear-throat noun An overactor.
- teaser noun A brief portion of a television episode or video that is shown at the beginning, often before the main title sequence, meant to introduce…
- tech noir noun A genre of film, science-fiction film-noir cinema.
- technical rehearsal noun A rehearsal that focuses on the technological aspects of the performance, such as lighting and stage arrangement.
- teensploitation noun A genre of exploitation films, starring teenage actors with teen-oriented plots involving drugs, sex, alcohol or crime.
- Tele-snap noun A still photograph of a television broadcast, taken and sold for commercial use in the days before video recording.
- telecine noun The process of transferring motion picture film into electronic form.
- teleplay noun A script formatted like a screenplay for cinema, but written to be made into an episode of a television show.
- telerecording noun A recording of a television broadcast made while it is being transmitted, especially by filming the picture from a monitor screen; the…
- telescope noun A retractable tubular support for lights.
- television noun An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
- television network noun A grouping of television channels, generated at television stations, broadcast over a unified terrestrial or satellite system from which a…
- tell verb To reveal information in prose through outright expository statement — contrasted with show.
- tenner noun A kind of 10-kilowatt lamp.
- tentpole verb To schedule a popular programme between two newer or less popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch them.
- tentpole movie noun A major motion picture which is expensive to produce but expected to generate significant revenue for its studio and investors.
- terrestrial adj Broadcast using radio waves as opposed to satellite or cable.
- test card noun A test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active but no programme is being broadcast (often at startup and…
- test pattern noun A test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active but no program is being broadcast.
- Texas switch noun A technique in which a stunt double is seamlessly replaced with an actor, or the other way around, in a single shot.
- theatrical film noun A motion picture specifically made to be shown in a theatre, as opposed to a made-for-television film, or a film released directly to video.
- theme noun A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
- thirty noun A commercial lasting 30 seconds.
- three-camera sitcom noun A multicamera sitcom; uses multiple cameras simultaneously on a set, often with a live studio audience, capturing wide shots and close-ups…
- tie in verb For a local station to begin broadcasting an ongoing network transmission.
- time belt noun A range of timeslots when scheduled programs can expect a certain type of audience, and for which advertisements pay a certain rate.
- time compression noun The rendering of a video or a video clip of a shorter duration than real time.
- time diversity noun The process of sending the same signal or components of a signal through a communication channel where the same signal is received at…
- time lady noun A female voice that is heard on a speaking clock that a person could dial to find out the current time, down to the second, before the age…
- time series animation noun The depiction or presentation of different events or incidents in a chronological or sequential order according to a particular attribute.