¼˝—Analogue audio tape format

2S—Two-shot

2S FAV X or Y—Two-shot favouring X or Y

3S—Three-shot

AAF—Advanced authoring format

ADR—Additional dialogue recording

atmos—Atmospheric sound backgrounds

AV—A simultaneous sound and vision cut

BAFTA—British Academy of Film and Television Arts

BBC—British Broadcasting Corporation

CGI—Computer-generated imagery

CRT—Cathode ray tube

CU—Close-up

dB—Decibel (level of sound measurement)

DOP—Director of photography

DSP—Digital signal processing

ECU—Extreme close-up

EDL—Edit decision list

EQ—Equalisation

FCP—Final Cut Pro

FPS—Frames per second

FX—Effects

GV—General view

HA—High angle

HD—High definition

ident clock—A countdown clock inserted before the start of the programme, containing details of that programme, like episode and duration.

ISO—Isolated camera or recording, as distinct from the main cut coverage

ITV—Independent Television (UK)

LA—Low angle

LS—Long shot

LS—Loudspeaker

MCU—Medium close-up

MS—Mid shot

OMF—Open media format

OS—Over shoulder

POV—Point of view

PPM—Peak programme meter

PRE-RX—Preliminary recording

QAR—Quality assessment review

RAID—Originally Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks; now commonly Redundant Array of Independent Disks

RGB—Red, green, and blue

RRF—Recording report form

RX—Recording

SC—Scene

SD—Standard definition

SPL—Sound pressure level

TC—Timecode

TK—Take

TX—Transmission

VFX—Video or visual effects

VO—Voiceover

VT—Video tape

VTR—Video tape recorder

WMA—Windows media audio

WS—Wide shot

WT—Wild track

XCU—Extreme close-up