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 5 of 11: from “ghostwrite” to “kitchen-sinkery”.
- ghostwrite verb To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
- gig verb To engage in a musical performance, act in a theatre production, etc.
- gigging noun The act of engaging in a musical performance, acting in a theatre production, etc.
- girls with guns noun A subgenre of action films that portrays a female protagonist(s) engaged in shootouts, often involving gunplay, stunts and martial-arts…
- glass shot noun The shooting of a scene with part of the background painted on glass rather than constructed as an actual set.
- glossy noun A film depicting people with glamorous lifestyles.
- go out verb To be broadcast.
- gobo noun A screen (often in disc form) placed between a light and an illuminated actor or object in order to diffuse the glare.
- golden hour noun In Japanese television, the period between 7 and 9 pm, the equivalent of the American prime time.
- goof noun An error made during production which finds its way into the final release.
- grain noun Visual texture in processed photographic film due to the presence of small particles of a metallic silver, or dye clouds, developed from…
- gram noun A gramophone recording.
- graveyard slot noun A time period, especially very late at night, during which the audience is very small compared to other times of the day.
- green adj Of film: freshly processed by the laboratory and not yet fully physically hardened.
- greenscreen noun The alternate version of bluescreen, having the background green instead of blue.
- grid noun An openwork ceiling above the stage or studio, used for affixing lights etc.
- grinder noun Atmospheric interference producing a roaring background noise.
- gritty adj Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence.
- guard band noun An unused part of the radio spectrum between bands, for the purpose of preventing interference.
- guest star noun An actor on a television program who stars in one, or a few, episodes.
- gun noun An electron gun.
- hack noun An untalented writer.
- hagsploitation noun A subgenre of horror/thriller that features a formerly-glamorous older actress who plays an insane woman who terrorizes those around her.
- ham verb To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.
- hamartia noun The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.
- hambone noun A ham; an eager or inferior performer
- hamfat noun A low-grade actor; a ham or hamfatter.
- hammock verb To schedule (a new or unpopular programme) between two popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch it.
- hammocked adj Scheduled between two other programmes, by hammocking.
- hammocking noun The scheduling of a new or unpopular program between two popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch it.
- hard matte noun A technique where the top and bottom of the film frame are masked off in camera, as opposed to soft matte.
- hard news noun Factual reportage of events which are socially or politically significant and of a serious nature, as opposed to the reporting of…
- hard r noun A movie that is intentionally produced to be R-rated ("Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian") by the Motion Picture…
- heat wave noun Three consecutive days with daytime high temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
- height above average terrain noun The height of a radio transmitter, including the antenna, as compared to the average terrain height in the surrounding area between three…
- hero noun The product chosen from several candidates to be photographed, as in food advertising, or with props used in a movie.
- high concept noun An appealing and easily communicable idea for a work (such as a book, film, or television programme).
- high frequency noun The frequency area from 3 MHz through 30 MHz, commonly used for radio broadcasting.
- high-hat noun A low camera mount without tripod legs.
- hip pocket verb Of a talent agent, to informally represent (an actor, screenwriter etc.) without signing a formal contract.
- hit parade noun A list of the most popular songs at the moment.
- hitchhike noun Alternative form of hitchhiker (“advertisement at the end of a programme”).
- hitchhiker noun An advertisement at the end of a program.
- hixploitation noun A genre of exploitation film that relies on the stereotypical (and often negative) depiction of rural whites of the American South and…
- Hollywood ending noun An outcome considered to be typical of certain movies produced in Hollywood, California, in which all desirable results are achieved, with…
- homodiegetic adj Of or relating to the narrator of a dramatic work who is also the protagonist or other character in the work.
- honey wagon noun A type of multi-room trailer with toilet facilities for use by film and television crews.
- Hong Kong harness noun A stunt performance harness, typically used for wire fu, that resembles a rock climber's harness. It allows performers to be jerked up and…
- hook noun A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen…
- Hooperating noun A radio or television audience rating determined by the C. E. Hooper Company during the Golden Age of Radio.
- hosepipe verb To film with erratic panning movements of the camera.
- howdunit noun A type of detective story in which the focus is not on the person who committed the crime, but on the manner in which it was committed.
- hype moments and aura noun Excessive effects and stunts, used as a contrast to good writing in any specific manga or anime work.
- id noun An ident.
- ident noun A brief audio or audiovisual sequence serving to identify the broadcaster.
- image noun A form of interference: a weaker "copy" of a strong signal that occurs at a different frequency.
- IMAX noun A 70mm motion picture film format and set of cinema projection standards.
- improv noun A form of live entertainment characterized by improvisation and interaction with the audience.
- in character prep_phrase Acting as the character, not as oneself.
- in other news prep_phrase Used by newsreaders to introduce an unrelated piece of news.
- in the can prep_phrase Having been shot and stored in a film can, or at the equivalent stage for a digital take.
- in time noun Synonym of inpoint.
- incienso noun Filter-avoidance spelling of incest.
- industrial noun A film made for use within an industry, not for a movie-going audience.
- ingenue noun A dramatic role of such a woman; an actress playing such a role.
- inherited audience noun The section of a broadcast's audience who had no specific intention of viewing or listening, but who continued doing so after the…
- inky-dinky noun A small key light.
- insert noun A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast.
- instant loss 2koma noun A two-panel comic depicting a character who displays smugness or overconfidence in the first panel, only to be defeated or humiliated in…
- intercut noun An alternating sequence of this kind.
- intermediate frequency noun A frequency to which a carrier frequency is shifted as an intermediate step in transmission or reception; generally associated with…
- intertitle noun A piece of static text inserted into the film to provide context or other information.
- intimacy coordinator noun A member of a film or stage crew who ensures the well-being of actors who participate in sex scenes or other intimate scenes.
- intimist adj Introspective; concerned with inner life and psychological experiences.
- IRE unit noun A unit used in the measurement of composite video signals. A value of 100 IRE is defined to be +714 mV in an analog NTSC video signal.
- iris noun A diaphragm used to regulate the size of a hole, especially as a way of controlling the amount of light reaching a lens.
- jail bars noun A display fault in which the picture is disrupted by evenly-spaced vertical bands.
- Japanimation noun Synonym of anime (“Japanese animated cartoons”).
- jerk off noun A stunt in which the performer is suddenly pulled off a horse, etc. by means of a cable.
- jib noun A crane used for mounting and moving a video camera.
- jingle noun A memorable short song, or in some cases a snippet of a popular song with its lyrics modified, used for the purposes of advertising a…
- jovicline noun The separation between two different depth layers of the planet Jupiter, where the microwave emission characteristics of the bands (light…
- judder noun Jerky playback caused by converting between frame rates; telecine judder
- juicer noun An electrician.
- jump noun Clipping of jump cut.
- jump cut noun A cinematographic edit in which a single continuous sequential shot of a subject is broken into two parts, with a piece of footage being…
- jump scare noun A sudden, unexpected and startling event in media designed to frighten the audience.
- jump the shark verb Of television program or other narrative, to undergo a storyline development which heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change…
- junction noun A point in time between two unrelated consecutive broadcasts.
- junket noun Ellipsis of press junket.
- key verb To depress (a telegraph key).
- keyer noun A device that replaces a fixed colour in the image with some other picture or background; chromakeyer.
- kick noun Synonym of kicker (“backlight positioned at an angle”).
- kicker noun A lighthearted or humorous item used to round off a news broadcast.
- kigurumi noun A full-body cosplay of a human cartoon character with realistic proportions paired with an anime-style mask, originating in Japan; also…
- kill off verb Of writers or producers, to permanently take a character out of a television series or other work by purposefully and deliberately having…
- kinestasis noun A rapidly-moving montage technique set to music.
- kitchen sink adj Of or pertaining to a mid-20th-century (especially 1950s–1960s) genre of drama, fiction, etc., in Britain depicting the harsh lives of…
- kitchen sink realism noun A British cultural movement that emerged in the late 1950s and early 1960s, characterized by its depiction of the gritty, often bleak…
- kitchen-sinkery noun The style of the kitchen sink realism, depicting social realities in an unstylized and direct manner.