A/V A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment and Other Audiovisual Terms

AV (audio‐visual) is usually considered a twentieth century phenomenon in terms of technology, although the author notes that the first shadow plays could be considered AV. Nevertheless, with the advent of movies and other multimedia, the technology and accompanying terminology have expanded significantly.

Videographer Richard Kroon and over two dozen contributors have defined and often contextualized 10,000 words and phrases within the audiovisual world: film, television, and home entertainment. In that respect, the reader will not find terms such as diazo prints, film strips or hypermedia that are linked to traditional concepts of audiovisuals. On the other hand, older terms...