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 2 of 11: from “blooper reel” to “countershot”.
- blooper reel noun A compilation of outtakes featuring amusing mistakes and mishaps that occurred during the making of a film or television show.
- blow noun Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
- blow down verb Synonym of dirty down.
- blue room noun A room with blue (or occasionally green) walls in which effects shots are filmed.
- blue screen noun The filmmaking technique of shooting foreground action against an evenly-lit monochromatic background for the purpose of removing the…
- book tour noun A series of public events performed by authors in order to promote a newly-released book, including book signings, media appearances, etc.
- boom noun A specially-designed, movable pole, used to suspend a microphone or camera high above the ground during filming or recording.
- bottle episode noun An episode of a television series designed to be inexpensive and restricted in its use of sets, effects, cast members, etc.
- boutique noun A film production company making only a few movies per year.
- box office noun A place where tickets are sold in a theatre/theater or cinema.
- box set noun A set with three walls, allowing the camera to film in a room-like space.
- box-office bomb noun A motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially less than the budget for producing it.
- breakdown noun A detailed description of a forthcoming project or screenplay which identifies all the required elements, such as the cast, costumes…
- breakout character noun A character who becomes the most popular, talked about, and imitated, helping to establish the narrative's popularity.
- bridge bunny noun An attractive female character who serves on the bridge of a spaceship on a science-fiction television show, as eye candy.
- Britcom noun A British sitcom.
- broad noun A kind of floodlight.
- broadcast delay noun A very brief postponement, achieved by technical means, often used in the public broadcasting of live radio or television programs in order…
- broadcaster noun A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet…
- brute noun A kind of powerful spotlight.
- bubble noun A bulb or lamp; the part of a lighting assembly that actually produces the light.
- bug noun A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to identify the broadcasting network or cable…
- bullet time noun A visual effect in which the camera pans around a slowed-down object, such as a flying bullet.
- bump noun A short, self-promotional spot on a radio or television station.
- bump up verb To transfer (recorded footage) from a narrower to a wider tape format.
- bumper noun A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.
- bumper music noun short clips of signature or theme music used to buffer transitions between programming elements of the radio broadcast
- burn verb To make an area of an image darker (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by increasing the exposure of that area…
- burn off verb To fill (low-value air time) with programming not suitable for its original purpose.
- business noun Ellipsis of stage business (“aspect of acting”).
- button noun The punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene.
- cable noun Ellipsis of cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna.
- cable box noun A set top box connecting a house to its cable service.
- call sign noun A combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television station.
- call-in show noun In television or radio programming, a type of talk show in which a host and one or more guests sometimes converse with members of the…
- camp it up verb To act a part in an exaggerated or affected manner.
- CanCon noun Canadian content, in the context of Canadian regulations setting minimum quotas of Canadian content for Canadian radio and television…
- cannon roll noun A type of stunt in the early days of cinema in which a roll is induced by turning the car sharply and firing a piston into the ground from…
- caption noun A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for…
- capture effect noun A phenomenon where two FM signals of unequal strength at or near the same frequency are received simultaneously within the FM reception, in…
- card noun A title card or intertitle: a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of the photographed action at various points, generally…
- cart noun A tape cartridge used for pre-recorded material such as jingles and advertisements.
- catharsis noun A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as…
- CC noun Initialism of closed caption.
- center stage noun The area in the center of the stage, especially one towards the front.
- channel noun A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated…
- channel drift noun The gradual shift of a television network away from its original programming in order to target a broader or more profitable audience.
- channel hop noun The act of changing the channel on a television
- chaqu noun An inserted musical sequence in a Chinese movie.
- cheating noun The arrangement of people or items in a film so as to give the (false) impression that shots are taken from different angles in the same…
- checkerboard noun A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
- cherry-pick verb To broadcast selected programming from another network.
- chibi noun A child-like character with exaggerated features, particularly in anime.
- China girl noun A moving or still image of a woman or mannequin, used by film processing technicians to calibrate colour balance and exposure of skin tones…
- chopsocky noun A genre of exaggerated martial arts films made primarily in Hong Kong and Taiwan during the 1960s and 1970s.
- chosen one noun A character in a narrative work who is predestined to save the world or accomplish some other grand and heroic deed; one who is predestined…
- chromakey noun The use of a particular color, usually either green or blue) as a key in a studio in order to allow one image to be seamlessly partially…
- chu intj The sound of a kiss.
- chyron noun A set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content.
- cigarette burn noun Synonym of punch hole (“marker indicating that the reel is due to be changed”).
- cinema noun Films collectively.
- cinéma du look noun A French film movement of the 1980s and 1990s, characterized by its spectacular visual style (“le look”).
- cinéma vérité noun A style of cinema that appears to be realistic, showing ordinary people in ordinary situations speaking and acting naturally.
- cinematographer noun A photographer who oversees the operations of the cameras and lighting when making a film. The cinematographer may also double as the…
- citizens' band radio noun A publicly available system of short-distance radio communications, usable by individuals or businesses without a license.
- clapboard noun A clapperboard; a device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture…
- clapper noun The hinged part of a clapperboard, used to synchronise images and soundtrack, or the clapperboard itself.
- clapperboard noun A device consisting of a board on which information about a film being recorded is noted, and a hinged piece which is brought down on the…
- clean feed noun A video signal without added graphics or text.
- clear-channel adj Of or relating to those AM radio stations having the highest level of protection from interference from other stations, particularly from…
- closed caption noun Text which can be displayed on a television or other video screen with suitable equipment, usually a transcription or description of audio…
- closed matte adj Of a soft matte film, transferred to a home video format, especially DVD, with the theatrical mattes intact.
- closed period noun A period of time on a Saturday during which football matches may not be broadcast (so as to avoid reduced attendance in person at other…
- closedown noun The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen…
- cold read verb To perform (a script) without preparation.
- color grading noun A post-production process common to filmmaking and video editing of enhancing various attributes of an image such as contrast, color…
- color timing noun The process of adjusting the amount of red, green, and blue light used to create a film positive from a film negative in an analog film lab.
- colorburst noun A generated video signal used to keep the chrominance subcarrier synchronized in a color television signal.
- colorize verb To convert black and white media to color by digital post production (as is often done in digital photography and in video special effects).
- colourman noun A commentator employed to provide background information, analysis, etc., on a given news or sports event.
- come on down intj A catchphrase used on the game show The Price is Right, inviting a member of the audience to approach the contestant's row in order to play…
- comedy noun a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
- comedy of errors noun A comedy in which the humour is due to misinterpretations, mistaken identity, etc.
- comet tail noun A display artifact consisting of a smear of color that appears to follow a moving object in the picture.
- cone of silence noun A hypothetical device or instrument which prevents eavesdropping on a private conversation.
- continuity noun Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.
- continuity announcer noun A television presenter, usually an unseen voice, who identifies the broadcaster and the upcoming programmes.
- continuous wave noun An early method of radio transmission in which a sinusoidal carrier wave is switched on and off, and information is carried in the varying…
- convince verb To behave believably in a role; to make someone perceive oneself as the character being portrayed.
- cooking show noun A television show of a genre that presents food preparation in a kitchen, restaurant or studio set.
- copy verb To receive a transmission successfully.
- cord-cutter noun A person who cancels traditional subscription television services such as cable or satellite in favor of Internet streaming services.
- coryphaeus noun The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
- coryphée noun The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
- corypheus noun The conductor or leader of the dramatic chorus in Ancient Greece.
- costar noun A person who shares star billing with another.
- cough and a spit noun A minor role.
- countdown noun A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order and ending with the number one song.
- counterprogramming noun The deliberate scheduling of shows of a different kind from rival channels at the same time.
- countershot noun A shot taken to contrast with another.