newpeat n.— «Get ready for the television “newpeat.” In an unusual experiment aimed at improving ratings for reruns, NBC next week plans to air two previously seen half-hour episodes of “The Office” that have been...
play-off n.— «A “play-off” is TV jargon for the footage that is run before a commercial break and it’s one of the many terms Linnell has had to pick up quickly as he runs a TV news and current affairs department for the first...
matchmoving n.— «Gabel, 38, worked on what is called “matchmoving,” a precision process to embed computer animation into the live-action footage. “It has to be seamless and move as one object,” Gabel said. “If it’s not exact, it will leap...
turkey slap n.— «The men were thrown off the program at the weekend after the footage showed Bric holding down Ms Halliwell while Cox rubbed his groin in her face in what is known as a “turkey slap”.» —“Bad publicity may...
blue helmet n.— «Video footage seen by The Independent shows the bodies of many killed in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and contains testimony from witnesses claiming the victims were killed by “blue helmets”—common parlance...
ground v.— «Jennifer O’Neil, a film producer and director, explained that when shooting background footage (b-roll) she uses a technique called grounding. To ground the camera must end definitively on an object or scene that signals the...