Film and television
Screen media, broadcasting, production, genres and audiovisual storytelling.
Areas within Film and television
Journalism
Reporting, sourcing, interviewing, editing and journalistic practice.
54 wordsNews media
News organisations, stories, headlines, broadcasts and news production.
58 wordsMass communication
Mass audiences, channels, messages and mediated communication.
79 wordsDigital media
Online publishing, digital platforms, multimedia and digital communication.
41 wordsSocial media
Social platforms, posts, engagement, creators, communities and networked communication.
66 wordsAdvertising and public relations
Advertising, campaigns, publicity, branding and public relations.
44 wordsFilm and television
Screen media, broadcasting, production, genres and audiovisual storytelling.
116 wordsAudiences and reception
Audiences, interpretation, engagement, consumption and media effects.
87 wordsMedia theory
Concepts used to analyse representation, mediation, ownership, ideology and media systems.
24 wordsCommunication theory
Messages, senders, receivers, channels, feedback and communication models.
72 words120 featured terms
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cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Celluloidnouna medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of spor…
Cinemanouna medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of spor…
Circulariseverbcause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Circularizeverbcause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Circulateverbcause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Computer programnoun(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"
Computer programmenoun(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"
Diffuseverbcause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Directornounsomeone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
Disperseverbcause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Disseminateverbcause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Distributeverbcause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Documentaryadjective(of film, television, radio, or photography) depicting a real-life event using images or interviews with people involved in the event
Episodenounfilm consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
Filmnouna form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie…
Filmnouna medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of spor…
Flicknouna form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie…
Motion picturenouna form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie…
Motion-picture shownouna form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie…
Movienouna form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie…
Moving picturenouna form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie…
Moving-picture shownouna form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie…
Pass aroundverbcause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Picnouna form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie…
Picturenouna form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie…
Picture shownouna form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie…
Platformnouna document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election eve…
Political platformnouna document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election eve…
Political programnouna document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election eve…
Producernounsomeone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work)
Programnoun(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"
Programnouna document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election eve…
Programmenoun(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"
Propagateverbcause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Screenplaynouna script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets
Sequencenounfilm consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
Spreadverbcause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Telecastingnounbroadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither r…
Televisionnounbroadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither r…
Theater directornounsomeone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
Theatre directornounsomeone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
TVnounbroadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither r…
Videonounbroadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither r…
Anti-virus programnouna computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread
Applicationnouna program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word process…
Application programnouna program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word process…
Applications programmenouna program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word process…
Assemblernouna program to convert assembly language into machine language
Assembly programnouna program to convert assembly language into machine language
Autocorrectnouna system for automatically correcting text
Automated moderatornouna computer program for automatically moderating an online forum or discussion
Binarynouna pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a diff…
Binary programnouna pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a diff…
C programnouna program written in C
Cablenountelevision that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
Carryverbinclude as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carri…
Checking programnouna program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors
Client programnounany software program that runs on a user's local computer and accesses data stored on a remote computer.; "Your Web browser is a client program…
Compilernoun(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
Compiling programnoun(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
Debuggernouna program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors
Documentarynouna film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
Executive programnouna program that controls the execution of other programs
Featurenounthe principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is ‘Casablanca’"
FORTRAN programnouna program written in FORTRAN
Generalizeverbcater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washingt…
Graphic enginenounA graphic engine is a type of software used by application programs to draw graphics on computer display screens.; "The graphic engine of Micros…
Interfacenoun(computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the…
Interpreternoun(computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time
Interpretive programnoun(computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time
Job controlnouna program that is called to prepare each job to be run
Library programnouna program in a program library
LISP programnouna program written in LISP
Loopnouna computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
Malevolent programnouna computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects
Monitor programnouna program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system
Monitoring programnouna program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system
Musicalnouna play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
Object programnouna fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer
Parsernouna computer program that divides code up into functional components; "compilers must parse source code in order to translate it into object code"
Patchnouna short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
Personal information managernounA personal information manager (often referred to as a PIM tool or, more simply, a PIM) is a type of application software that functions as a pe…
PIMnounA personal information manager (often referred to as a PIM tool or, more simply, a PIM) is a type of application software that functions as a pe…
PIM toolnounA personal information manager (often referred to as a PIM tool or, more simply, a PIM) is a type of application software that functions as a pe…
Podcastverbdistribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer
Popularizeverbcater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washingt…
Relocatable programnouna program that can be located in different parts of memory at different times
Reusable programnouna program that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly
Runverbinclude as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carri…
Search enginenouna computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)
Self-adapting programnouna program that can change its performance in response to its environment
Service programnoun(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perfor…
Source programnouna program written in a language from which statements are translated into machine language
Sowverbintroduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs"
Spidernouna computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be…
Spreadsheetnouna screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen
Stored programnouna program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes it
Supervisornouna program that controls the execution of other programs
Supervisory programnouna program that controls the execution of other programs
Syntax checkernouna program to check natural language syntax
System programnouna program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer
Systems programnouna program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer
Systems softwarenouna program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer
Taggernouna computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter
Tagging programnouna computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter
Target programnouna fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer
Text-matchingnouna computer program that looks for text that matches a given text; "Google uses text-matching to find web pages containing a particular text"
Translating programnouna program that translates one programming language into another
Translatornouna program that translates one programming language into another
User interfacenoun(computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the…
Utilitynoun(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perfor…
Utility programnoun(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perfor…
Vulgarizeverbcater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washingt…
Wanderernouna computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be…
Web Map Servernouna computer program that produces maps of spatially referenced data dynamically from geographic information
Web Map Servicenouna computer program that produces maps of spatially referenced data dynamically from geographic information
Circulateverbbecome widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
Existentadjectivebeing or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people, not ghosts"; "a film based on re…
Realadjectivebeing or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people, not ghosts"; "a film based on re…
