As a broadcast designer there are many terms one must understand in order to know what the hell a client is asking for. The problem is people use different names for the same thing. When I was first asked for a Clusterbuster I thought the guy wanted some kind of chocolate bar. So once and for all I’d like to create a list of broadcast terminology that we can all use, and I’d like you to be involved. I’m going to start off by listing some of the terms I use and what I know to be the definition, and other names (I’ll include more as I remember).

If you have alternate name for the same thing, or know of something I’ve missed, let us know: Lower Third Super (lower third, super strap, strap, banner): A graphic that sits at the bottom third of the screen and includes information, most commonly someone’s name. The type on them can be a “slug” (ex. 5-alarm fire) or a “locator” (123 west elm st) or an “identifier”.

(Joe Six-Pack from East Wherever) Full Frame Super A graphic, usually text, that covers the entire frame. Snipe 5-10 second lower third animations that play during the show promoting some other show or what’s coming up. Interstitial (Clusterbuster): A short show (up to 5 minutes) that is broadcast in-between full length shows. Promo(Promotion): A sequence that advertises an upcoming show. Bumper(Next, Promo): A short sequence (5-10 seconds) that plays in-between shows, that advertises an upcoming show(s). Play Off(Pingel, Bump in): A short sequence that plays before an advertising break. Play On(Pingel, Bump out): A short sequence that plays after an advertising break.

Packshot (End Page, End Board): A graphic at the end of a promotion that includes the date and time of a show(s). Ident (Station ID): A short animation that culminates with a channel’s name/logo. Used to brand a channel. Animatic: A rough animated storyboard used to give some idea about the timing of a sequence. Opening Title(Open, Leader, Intro, Intro sequence): The sequence that plays at the beginning of a show to open the show. Billboard A commercial right after a show or promo. For example, “This program was made possible by “brandname”.

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Preferably with the same design treatment as the program before it. Classification (Netherlands = NICAM, Ratings bug): Graphic before a program designed to inform viewer of age suitability for that program. Can also be a bug. Bug A small graphic that appears in the corner of the screen, used to identify a channel, show etc. Transition(Swipe) A short animation that acts as a transition between segments of a show. It has a logo or is designed according to the content. Slate A graphic placed at the beginning of sequence used to display information about the sequence, for example Duration, Format, etc.

Over The Shoulder (OTS) The graphic that sits over a news anchors’s shoulder. Heerko Groefsema July 27th, 2008 A leader would be a program opening. A (graphical) intro for the program. I must be care full with giving descriptions cause sometimes every company seems to have their own terminology. Or companies use the same word but mean something completely different by it. I have done an intern at a national TV station in the Netherlands.

They for instance used the term “pingles” for leading in and out the commercial breaks with some sort of ident build up. With billboard I mean an add on behind a show or commercial with some sponsoring names preferably with some design treatment that fits the program in front of it. Think of: this program was made possible. But I have seen that “billboard” is used for other things too. So I’m also a bit confused. That’s why I would applaud such a terminology list.

Heerko Groefsema July 28th, 2008 Ok I’ll try to recollect what I wrote before. A leader is a program opening (an intro). A billboard is some sort of commercial right behind a program or promo (another term you can add to your list offcourse 🙂 ). Think of a billboard of: this program was made possible by “brandname”. A billboard is preferably in the same sort of design treatment as the program before it. When I did my intern at a Dutch national TV station we called the “play off” and “play on”, Pingels. I have no clue why they were called like that. Download free ron larson precalculus 9th edition pdf.

What we also have here in the Netherlands is NICAM. NICAM stands for the Netherlands Institute for the Classification of Audio-visual Media.

They classify for whom a program is suited. Bhulekh online. In the beginning of a program/movie and even in the promo’s we are obligated to show the NICAM symbols.

Which you can see at the link I gave above. I guess your country has something similar? Topher Welsh July 28th, 2008 We really don’t have a name for those bugs in the top corner of the screen but we do have a system of rating television for content, its just called a “TV Parental Guidelines” system thats the link to what we have in the USA. One that I think you definately have to have on the list is a BUG: a logo of some sort in the bottom corner identifying your shot, or channel, or company.