A key to understanding how the media works is uncovering how media professionals talk to each other about their industry. Untangle the jargon and provide those studying or starting work in the media with the knowledge to participate. In this practical dictionary, the definitions are clear, uncomplicated, and easy to understand, even without prior experience, and cover a range of subjects including the specialist jargon found in a TV studio, the vocabulary of radio production, the terms used in multimedia, the specialist language of film production, job and skills definitions, and organizations associated with practical media production.

Jeremy Orlebar is a producer, director, writer and lecturer. He has over 25 years experience directing and producing programs for BBC radio and televsion and now runs his own production company. He lectures in media theory and production in higher education.