Producing for TV and New Media: Glossary - D-E

Diegetic music

Diegetic music

Also called source music, music that is heard by the characters in a scene, such as a radio or a live band

Digitize

To download footage into data storage

Directional microphone

A microphone that is pointed at a specific actor or source of sound, and picks up only that dialogue or sound

Director

In some television programs (such as dramatic series, sitcoms, movies of the week, etc.), the director is the primary artistic influence, or is more of a technical director who works from a control room

Director of photography (DP)

The DP works with the producer and/or director to actualize the visual images and textures of the footage. The DP may supervise the camera operator(s), or may double as the shooter, and shots, lighting, and camera setups

DP

Director of photography

Dissolve

The overlap of one shot over another, one fades out and the other fades in

Distributor

A company or individual who owns or licenses the rights to a project for rentals, leases, broadcasts, or final sale

Dolly

A small vehicle, like a mobile platform with stabilized wheels, on which a camera is mounted

Domestic territory

Specifically, the United States and Canada, usually referred to as North American territory

Downconversion

The HD footage is converted to an NTSC, or standard definition, tape that can be inputted into your NLE system

Download

The transfer of digital data into a nonlinear editing storage system

Draft

A version, or revision, of a script or program idea

Dubs

Both audio and video are duplicated and copied, onto a variety of video formats

E & O Insurance (Errors and Omissions)

An insurance against third-party claims, such as ownership, chain of title, as well as protection from unanticipated problems

E & O Insurance

Errors and Omissions

Editor

The person responsible for the assembly of the various film, video, and audio elements into a cohesive and creative finished visual representation of the story

EDL (Edit Decision List)

A sequential list compiled by the editor of all reel numbers, time code locations, music cues, and other data in the final cut

EDL

Edit Decision List

Effects track

A track of audio that is assigned to a specific audio effect, such as chirping crickets or background conversations

Equalizer

An audio device that can increase, decrease, or modulate high, medium, or low frequencies when mixing dialogue, music, ambient sound, etc.