Glossaries

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Glossary: FILM & TV GLOSSARY

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post synchronization (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
the process of adding sound to images after they have been shot and assembled; includes dubbing of voices, inserting diegetic music or sound effects. It is opposite of direct sound

process shot (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
any shot involving rephotography to combine two or more images into one, or to create a special effects; also called composite shot.

pull-back shot (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
a tracking shot or zoom that moves back from the subject to reveal the context of the scene.

pushover (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
a type of wipe in which the succeeding image appears to push the preceding one off the screen.

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rack (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
a term used to describe the mounting of certain types of audio visual equipment - especially in outside broadcast vehicles and recording studios. Rack mounted equipment always conforms to a standard width of 19 inches (approximately 40 cms) hence the term 19\| rack mount. The height of a standard piece of 19" rack equipment is known as 1U or one unit. This can be as high as 2m3 or 4 units depending on the equipments role. ("Half U" means rack equipment that is able to it in pairs along side each other in 1 rack unit or "U" Rack mixers are mixers designed to mount into 19" rack mounting cabinets.