Essential Media Production Terms and Definitions

Media Production Terminology

Podcast: A digital medium distributed over the internet, accessible on computers and portable media players.

Packages: A pre-recorded radio item which can include interviews, commentary, and music.

Producer: The individual responsible for the financial and administrative aspects of a production, overseeing general supervision, fundraising, and hiring.

PS: Problem Statement.

PVS: Project Vision and Scope.

Paintbrush: This brush allows painting in various shades and patterns.

Pie Charts: A graphic representation of data where a circle is divided into sectors, each representing a percentage of the whole.

Pixel: Short for "picture element," a small square or dot containing a single point of color in a larger image.

Plug-ins: Auxiliary programs used to play multimedia files.

Vector Graphic: Images represented by mathematical formulas, defining lines, points, and curves, allowing for scalable changes without quality loss. Ideal for high-quality output.

Painting and Drawing Programs: Also known as illustration packages, offering tools for freehand drawing with various pens, brushes, colors, and patterns.

Proposal: Focusing on creative ideas within a fixed budget.

Powerful: Very strong.

Reporter: A person who gathers and reports news for newspapers or television stations.

Researcher: A person who conducts academic or scientific research.

Running Order: The sequence of stories in a radio show.

Renowned: Well-known, famous, celebrated.

Rendering: The process of adding realism to graphics using shades, light sources, and reflections.

Rip sb off: To cheat someone by overcharging them.

RAM: Random Access Memory.

Radio: The activity of broadcasting programs for people to listen to.

To Go on Air: To be broadcast.

To Liaise: To communicate with people to exchange information.

To Trail Ahead: To promote with a preview.

Topic Sentence: A sentence that states the topic of its paragraph.

To Brief: To give instructions or information.

To Update: To add the most recent information.

To Rip: To download or record.

To Burn Music: To record music onto a CD.

Treaty: A formal agreement between two or more nations.