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 7 of 11: from “negative cost” to “post”.
- negative cost noun The net expense to produce and shoot a film, excluding such expenditures as distribution and promotion.
- negative cutter noun A person whose profession is negative cutting and cuts and matches motion picture negatives using film splicers and film cement.
- negative pickup noun A contract between a producer and a studio in which the studio agrees to buy a movie or show at a future date and for a fixed sum.
- neo-Western noun A subgenre of the Western genre that includes contemporary settings and uses Old West themes, archetypes, and motifs.
- neorealist adj Of or pertaining to the post-World War II Italian movement of neorealism, which focused on realistic portrayals of daily life.
- network noun A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
- network provider noun A broadcaster of Internet television using digital distribution.
- newhalf noun A character with a female body but only male genitals.
- news magazine noun A news show presenting feature-length stories on current events, rather than immediate reports.
- newsbar noun A horizontal or vertical strip on a screen that displays scrolling or static text, typically used to present news headlines, alerts, or…
- newscast noun A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.
- newsflash noun A brief media report of something that has recently taken place.
- newstalk noun A television or radio programme in which host conversation with guests or audience members is mixed with news programming.
- nigger noun A black screen used in conjunction with the camera to block light or produce special lighting effects.
- nodder noun Synonym of noddy (“cutaway scene of an interviewer nodding”).
- noddy noun A cutaway scene of a television interviewer nodding at the person being interviewed (or sometimes the interviewee nodding at the…
- noir adj Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
- non-Aristotelian adj Whose dramaturgical structure departs from the features of classical tragedy in favour of the features of the epic.
- nondocumentary adj Not a documentary, or not documentary in nature
- nonsync adj Relating to a soundtrack that is not synchronized with the picture, but played back from a separate medium.
- Nordic noir noun A subgenre of film noir, set (and usually produced) in Scandinavia; typified by psychologically complex storylines involving the…
- nouvelle vague noun An influential French film movement of the 1950s and 1960s which experimented radically in editing, visual style and narrative
- numbers station noun A shortwave radio station characterized by unusual broadcasts, often of artificially generated voices reciting streams of numbers, words…
- Obie noun A small lamp positioned over the camera, sometimes used to produce catchlights in the subject's eyes.
- OC noun Initialism of open captioning.
- Odagiri effect noun A television phenomenon in which a program attracts a larger than expected number of women viewers because the program stars attractive…
- off camera prep_phrase In or related to a role behind the cameras, e.g. in production, lighting, editing, etc.
- off script adj Saying words that are different than those that are written on a script.
- offboard noun A feed, video, image, etc., taken of a vehicle's situation, from a position that is not on the vehicle.
- offcast verb To remove from the cast of a production.
- oil opera noun An amoral drama focusing on corporate and domestic struggles, the lead character being a business person fixated on pursuing a resource by…
- omake noun A special video feature that accompanies an anime, such as a collection of deleted scenes or outtakes.
- omni noun An omnidirectional microphone.
- on adj Acting in character.
- on air prep_phrase Broadcasting or transmitting through the medium of radio or television.
- on camera prep_phrase In or related to a role in front of the cameras, e.g. as a presenter or actor.
- onboard noun A feed, video, image, etc., taken of a vehicle's situation, from a position that is on the vehicle.
- one shot noun A camera shot that focuses on a single subject.
- oner noun Synonym of long take; a long one-take shot, or an equivalent animated segment simulating a one-take shot.
- OOV noun An item in a television (especially news) broadcast consisting of pictures alone, to be played on screen while the presenter continues to…
- open caption noun Captions that are permanently embedded or burned in directly into a video image, rendering them always visible to a viewer without the…
- open captioning noun The process or technique of creating and embedding open captions directly into media during production.
- open matte adj Of a soft matte film, transferred to a home video format with the full frame exposed, thus having the theatrical mattes removed.
- opposite adv On another channel at the same time.
- opt out noun A regional broadcast that other stations in the network may elect not to include.
- optical noun Any special effect requiring laboratory work on the film.
- original aspect ratio noun The aspect ratio of the rectangular shape that the director intended his or her motion picture to be viewed in, as opposed to modified…
- Oscar bait noun A film or films perceived to have been produced at least partially in order to be nominated for, and hopefully win, an Academy Award.
- out noun An outtake.
- out of character prep_phrase Not in character; not in the zone; not successfully performing within the mindset of a given character in a theatrical performance.
- outline noun A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.
- over-record verb To record excessively or too frequently.
- overact verb To act in an exaggerated manner.
- overcomposed adj Having undergone too much composition or arrangement; excessively posed, to the point of seeming artificial.
- overcrank verb To shoot a scene while advancing the film in the camera more quickly than it will advance on playback. This results in slowing down the…
- overnight noun Viewership ratings for a television show that are published the morning after it is broadcast, and may be revised later on.
- overplay verb To overdo or overact one's effect or role.
- overscan noun The additional area around the four edges of a video image, outside of the safe area, that is not normally seen by the viewer.
- p noun Initialism of product placement (displayed on screen as an indicator to viewers).
- package noun Synonym of wrap (“complete news report ready for broadcast”).
- package film noun A film consisting of several short films, often a feature-length compilation of short subjects in animation.
- paintpot noun A lever on a telecine machine that controls the range of colors in an image.
- pan and scan adj Formatted to fit within proportions of a 1.33:1 or 1.78:1 aspect ratio television screen, with sides of the original widescreen image…
- pancake noun A box on which an actor stands to make them appear taller.
- parasitic element noun An antenna element that receives and re-emits energy from the driven element, which has an effect on the performance of the antenna.
- pawjob noun A foot job performed by a furry or humanoid (such as a catgirl/catboy or other animal-human hybrid) using their paws, i.e. fictionally or…
- pay or play noun A kind of contract ensuring that an actor, director, etc. is paid even if their work is ultimately not used.
- PC noun Initialism of Production Code.
- peoplemeter noun A device installed in a household to track which occupants watch which television shows, for the purpose of measuring viewing habits in the…
- peripeteia noun A sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point in Classical tragedy.
- personal video recorder noun A device that can record broadcast television programmes, or the images from a video camera, for subsequent playback through a television…
- persuader noun An electrode that directs electrons into a multiplier.
- PG noun Initialism of parental guidance, a rating for a film that may be viewed by minors at their parents' discretion.
- phasecal noun A system that injects a frequency comb signal in order to disambiguate phase in multiple basebands downconverted from the input signal.
- phone in noun A show requiring members of the public to telephone the studio.
- photoplayer noun An orchestrion in the silent film era.
- pickup noun A relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.
- picture lock noun The point at which a film has gone through final editing and will no longer undergo any visual changes.
- picture-in-picture noun A feature of some television receivers and similar devices, where one program or channel is displayed on the full TV screen while another…
- pilot noun A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an…
- pirate radio noun The act or practice of broadcasting without having the necessary license that covers the territory where the signals are received.
- pitch bible noun A reference document used by screenwriters, with information on characters, settings, and other elements of a project.
- planet placement noun The deliberate inclusion in broadcast media of messages warning about climate change or promoting environmental sustainability.
- plasmatic adj Involving the transformation from one form to another; metamorphic.
- plateau noun A notable level of attainment or achievement.
- platform verb To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.
- play verb To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- play a role verb To portray a character in a performance.
- playback singer noun A singer whose songs are pre-recorded for use in films, especially Bollywood musicals, where actors lip-sync them.
- playlist noun A list of recorded songs scheduled to be played on a radio station.
- playout noun The transmission of radio or television channels from the broadcaster into the networks that deliver them to the audience.
- playworthy adj Deserving of a play.
- plot hole noun A gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the story's plot.
- pocket piece noun A compact summary of national television ratings produced by Nielsen Media Research.
- pod noun A set of commercials to be shown together.
- polecat noun A tubular device used to support lights on a set.
- policier noun A film telling the fictional story of a police investigation, particularly such a film based on a novel.
- popcorn movie noun A motion picture without serious dramatic content, a weighty message, or intellectual depth, which serves simply as enjoyable entertainment.
- portmanteau film noun A film that combines two or more distinct stories, frequently connected by a single theme, premise, or author.
- post noun Post-production.