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Desi Bognar (Author)

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0240803760 978-0240803760 January 3, 2000 2
No matter what continent you are on, the distinct professional language of radio and television broadcasters and film and video makers remains the same. Still the only reference that is international in scope, The International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to professional filmmaking and broadcasting terminology. Entries also include information on professional organizations, festivals and awards. Appendices contain tables of international television and film standards, frequencies and channels, and a list of national and international news agencies and their standard abbreviations.


This book has been substantially revised and updated to include coverage of the new digital technology, plus information on the history of film and broadcasting. It is a valuable reference to professionals in broadcasting and filmmaking, as well to students in these fields.

Desi K. Bognar is a three-time Fulbright scholar in media who has been a documentary filmmaker, writer, reporter, producer, and broadcasting/film consultant. He lives in Peacham, Vermont.





Still the only reference that is international in scope
Now includes information on new digital technology
Includes valuable tables and lists of international organizations, festivals and awards

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"In a time of ceaseless migrations between continents and media, many will be grateful to Desi Bognár for this painstaking linguistic gazetteer." -Erik Barnouw, Author of Tube of Plenty: the Evolution of American Television and Documentary: a History of the Non-Fiction Film; Editor-in-Chief, International Encyclopedia of Communications.

"...Handsome, intelligent, well-put-together...And now I know what 'Noodling' is!"
- Professor Robert Onopa, University of Hawai'i at Mãnoa

"[The] International Dictionary is excellent and fulfills a very important/felt need..." - Dr. S. Krishnaswami, Krishnaswami Associates, Co-Author of Indian Film, Madras, India

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This book has been substantially revised and updated to include coverage of the new digital technology, plus information on the history of film and broadcasting. It is a valuable reference to professionals in broadcasting and filmmaking, as well to students in these fields.

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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
round center hole, double keyways, color film process, integrated major studios, annual awards presentation, wild motor, microphone support, film slot, omnidirectional mike, photographic shot, flange diameter, film spool, emulsion speed, color television system, film core, country code, animation stand, vision mixer, videotape editing, anamorphic lens, sound portion, annual film festival, electronic news gathering, pickup pattern, erase head
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United States, Great Britain, National Association of Broadcasters, Image Orthicon, New York, United Nations, Federal Communications Commission, United Kingdom, Writers Guild of America, European Broadcasting Union, American Film Institute, Directors Guild of America, History of Broadcasting, Canadian Film Institute, European Film Academy, Hong Kong, Best Actor, Best Actress, National Film Board of Canada, North American, American Standards Association, British Broadcasting Corporation, British Film Academy, Institute of Radio Engineers, International Documentary Association
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