A/V A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment and Other Audiovisual TermsDefining more than 10,000 words and phrases from everyday slang to technical terms and concepts, this dictionary of the audiovisual language embraces more than 50 subject areas within film, television, and home entertainment. It includes terms from the complete lifecycle of an audiovisual work from initial concept through commercial presentation in all the major distribution channels including theatrical exhibition, television broadcast, home entertainment, and mobile media. The dictionary definitions are augmented by more than 700 illustrations, 1,600 etymologies, and nearly 2,000 encyclopedic entries that provide illuminating anecdotes, historical perspective, and clarifying details. |
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Common terms and phrases
ABBR Academy Academy Award actor advertising amount analog angle animation aperture aspect ratio ATSC audience audio audiovisual Awards BBFC Betacam box office breakeven broadcast BUSINESS cable television camera cel animation channel character chromakey CinemaScope color color temperature commercial common Compare component video composite composite video compression courtesy create developed device dialogue digital video director distribution distributor Dolby dolly editing effect electric electronic emulsion equipment example feature film film stock filter focus format frame frequency Hollywood home entertainment industry lamp lens light matte Matthews Studio Equipment microphone motion picture movie negative noise NTSC ofthe optical original photographic pixel produced projector radio recording reel release reversal film satellite scene screen script shot signal sound track standard studio sync tape theater theatrical tion trade name typically USAGE visual
Bibliographic information
| Title | A/V A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment and Other Audiovisual Terms |
| Author | Richard W. Kroon |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | McFarland, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0786457406, 9780786457403 |
| Length | 772 pages |
| Subjects | › › Performing Arts / Television / General Reference / Encyclopedias |
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