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 6 of 11: from “kitchen-sinky” to “Nazisploitation”.
- kitchen-sinky adj Of or pertaining to kitchen sink realism; depicting social realities in an unstylized and direct manner.
- knockdown noun A shelter erected for use as a temporary dressing room.
- kohai noun An underclassman or younger student.
- Ku truck noun A truck with a satellite dish mounted on top, used to transmit news broadcasts from the location of an event.
- Kuleshov effect noun A mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation.
- L cut noun An edit transition from one shot to another, where the picture and sound are synchronized but the transitions in each are not coincident.
- lavender noun A kind of film stock used for creating positive prints from negatives as part of the process of duplicating the negatives.
- lay tracks verb To arrange soundtracks in their correct sequence and position relative to the image.
- lead noun The main role in a play or film; the lead role.
- lead off noun The first item in a broadcast schedule.
- lead out noun A program scheduled to follow another.
- leader noun A piece of material at the beginning or end of a reel or roll to allow the material to be threaded or fed onto something, as a reel of film…
- lector noun A person doing voice-over translation of foreign films, especially in Eastern European countries.
- legacy Oscar noun An Academy Award perceived to have been given in recognition of the awardee's career and performances in prior films, rather than for the…
- legacy sequel noun A sequel, a new entry, in an old media property that has lain dormant for a long time; which in relation to the fictional timeline, may…
- legacyquel noun A sequel to a classic movie which features the original star passing the torch to a cast of new younger actors.
- Leica reel noun A kind of early animatic made from stills, or sometimes preliminary artwork or storyboard frames, that are filmed and accompanied by…
- lens verb To film, shoot.
- letterbox adj Transferred to home video formats while preserving the original aspect ratio, having black bars above and below the picture area.
- letterboxing noun The practice of transferring film shot in a widescreen aspect ratio to standard-width video formats while preserving the film's original…
- lexicon verb To shorten a soundtrack to fit a shortened version of a movie.
- lift noun A shorter extract from a commercial/advertisement, able to be used on its own.
- light engineering noun The technical discipline of the installation of lighting equipment and its utility on a set.
- light entertainment noun Radio and television programming that includes comedies, variety shows, game shows, quiz shows, etc.
- line intj Expresses that the speaker has forgotten their dialogue and needs to be prompted with it.
- line feed noun A signal that contains the content about to be broadcast on radio or television.
- linear noun Ellipsis of linear amplifier.
- lines noun Words spoken by the actors.
- link noun An introductory cue.
- linkman noun A presenter who provides the connecting verbiage between a number of separate items in a broadcast.
- lip flap noun A failure in audio-video synchronization, so that an actor's lips move but no sound is heard.
- live adj Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
- live on tape adj Produced like a live broadcast (in one take with little or no editing), but recorded to be broadcast later.
- live time noun The time frame on a broadcast schedule which has been allocated for a live broadcast.
- loader noun Synonym of data wrangler
- local time noun Synonym of station time.
- lockoff noun A type of shot in which the camera is fixed to a mount and unable to move.
- logline noun A very short summary of a script or screenplay.
- long shot noun A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.
- long-form adj Longer and more detailed than is normal.
- longueur noun A lengthy passage in a dramatic or literary work, especially a dull or tedious one; a period of boredom.
- longwave noun Radio having a wavelength greater than 1000 meters.
- lookbook noun A showcase of photographs etc. describing how a film should look.
- lookup table noun A color filter.
- love interest noun One who is of interest as a (potential) partner in love.
- m noun A film with the content rating M.
- machinima noun The rendering of computer-generated imagery using low-end (real time) 3D engines such as those found in video games, as opposed to the…
- magazine noun A radio or television show where each episode comprises a variety of features or segments, akin to the format of a print magazine.
- magazine show noun Synonym of news magazine; a TV or radio program that features multiple, distinct segments on various topics, similar to a print magazine…
- magical Negro noun A black supporting stock character in media, especially American cinema, who is portrayed as coming to the aid of a white protagonist.
- magnascopic adj Relating to a system for projecting the short-wave wavelength onto an illuminated translucent screen.
- majokko noun A magical girl.
- makeup call noun A verbal or written request, or a scheduled time, for actors or models to be available for the application of cosmetics, hairstyling, etc.…
- manga mark noun A cartoon icon; a symbol used to indicate emotion, movement, etc. in a drawing; especially one used in or associated with Japanese-style…
- manic pixie dream girl noun A stock female character, typically characterized as a bubbly, quirky free spirit, whose main purpose within a narrative is to teach a…
- marker noun A location on a stage or set where an actor is to stand or move to during a scene, usually indicated by a small X design placed on the…
- mask noun A flat covering used to block off an unwanted portion of a scene or image.
- master noun The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
- master shot noun A film recording of an entire dramatized scene, from start to finish, from a camera angle that keeps all the players in view.
- masthead noun The logo of a broadcaster used in an ident.
- match cut noun A cut between two different objects, spaces, or compositions in which there is a correspondence between the two scenes, helping to…
- match dissolve noun A dissolve between two different objects, spaces, or compositions in which there is a correspondence between the two scenes, helping to…
- match moving noun A technique that allows the insertion of computer graphics into live-action footage with correct position, scale, orientation, and motion…
- matte noun A background, often painted or created with computers
- mature adj Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.
- medium long shot noun A shot (snapshot or series of film exposures) taken from enough distance to show a character from the knees on up, wider than a medium shot…
- medium shot noun A shot (snapshot or series of film exposures) taken from enough distance to show a character from the waist on up, wider than a close up…
- metacinema noun A mode of filmmaking in which the film informs the audience that they are watching a work of fiction.
- method noun A technique for acting based on the ideas articulated by Konstantin Stanislavski and focusing on authentically experiencing the inner life…
- method acting noun An acting technique in which the actor fully immerses themselves into the character they are playing.
- Mexploitation noun A genre of exploitation films produced in and/or set in Mexico, and often featuring plots dealing with crime, drugs, and sex.
- microdrama noun A filming style characterized by close-up camera work focusing on the reactions of a single character.
- microgenic adj Suitable for use with a microphone (and thus for broadcasting)
- midnight movie noun A B-movie, often in camp style and with a retro theme.
- midroll adj In the middle of a roll of film.
- mini-microwave noun A system in which a video signal is transmitted to the studio by one or more intermediate (possibly mobile) transmitters.
- mise en cadre noun The arrangement, composition, and elements within a single film frame in order to guide viewer attention, convey meaning, and establish a…
- mise en scène noun The arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film.
- mislight noun An error in projection in which the projected image is a combination of two frames.
- misregister noun Undesirable displacement of the electron beam from the centre of a phosphor dot.
- mobile station noun A radio transceiver installed in a vehicle.
- mobisode noun An episode of a television drama series condensed and broadcast to cellular phones.
- mockumentary noun A film or television programme presented as if it were a documentary but that is not factual and often a parody or satire.
- modified aspect ratio noun An aspect ratio in which a motion picture is formatted to fit a specific type of screen (historically 1.33:1), as opposed to original…
- monoeye noun A humanlike monster girl with a single large eye.
- monologue noun A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
- montage noun A sequence of brief clips, often set to music, used to compress a long event or series of events into a short scene.
- moral event horizon noun A pivotal moment in a story when a character commits an act so heinous that it renders them irredeemably evil in the eyes of the audience…
- morning show noun A television program that airs during the morning
- movie jail noun A state of derailment of a career or limited opportunities to which a film industry professional is seemingly relegated, usually as a…
- MS noun Initialism of medium shot.
- mult box noun An electrical device with many outlets, allowing different crews to record the same audio at an event.
- multicamera adj Filmed using multiple cameras and camera angles concurrently, often used when filming in front of a live audience.
- multiplex noun A grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium.
- mumblecore noun An American independent film movement or subgenre of the early twenty-first century, characterised by low-budget production, focus on…
- mush noun A mixture of noise produced by the harmonics of continuous-wave stations.
- musical film noun A film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing.
- mystery guest noun A guest star whose identity is kept secret.
- narrator noun The person providing the voice-over in a documentary.
- Nazisploitation noun A subgenre of exploitation film that involves villainous Nazis committing criminal acts of a sexual nature, typically against people held…