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incidental music
/ˌɪnsɪˈdentəl ˈmjuːzɪk/ /ˌɪnsɪˈdentəl ˈmjuzɪk/

Music that is played as a background to a film, television programme, video game, etc.

scotch
scotchverb
/skɒtʃ/ /skɑtʃ/

To debunk or discredit an idea or rumor.

non-fiction
/ˌnɑn ˈfɪkʃən/ /ˌnɑnˈfɪkʃən/

Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.

disclaimers
/dɪsˈkleɪm.əz/ /dɪsˈkleɪm.ɚz/

A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.

comperes
/ˈkɒmpɛəz/ /kɒmˈpeɪz/

A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show.

headline-grabber
/ˈhɛdˌlaɪn ˌɡræbər/

A person or event that attracts prominent notice in the news media.

coproduce
/ˌkoʊproʊˈduːs/ /ˌkɒproʊˈdjuːs/ /ˌkoʊprəˈduːs/ /ˌkɒprəˈdjuːs/

To produce a creative work together with someone else

arthouses
/ˈɑːrθaʊsɪz/ /ˈɑːrθaʊzɪz/

A cinema that shows art films and foreign films which are not widely distributed.

make over
/ˈmeɪkˌoʊvər/

(of a career, public image, etc.) To improve upon or take in a new direction.

reappropriated
/ˌriːəˈproʊpriˌeɪtɪd/ /ˌriːəˈproʊpriˌeɪtəd/

To seize and reassign.

fader
fadernoun
/ˈfeɪdə/

A device used to control sound volume.

famous for being famous
/ˈfeɪməs fɔr ˈbiːɪŋ ˈfeɪməs/ /ˈfeɪməs fər ˈbiːɪŋ ˈfeɪməs/

Having attained celebrity status for no particularly identifiable reason, as opposed to fame based on achievements, skill, or talent, and appears to generate their own fame.

compering
/ˈkɒmpɪərɪŋ/ /ˈkʌmpɪərɪŋ/

To emcee, to act as compere.

"The teacher was asked to compering the school talent show. "

lightboxes
/ˈlaɪtˌbɒksɪz/ /ˈlaɪtˌbɑːksɪz/

A box containing a source of light and a white, translucent cover, used to view photographic transparencies.

overhearing
/ˌoʊvərˈhɪrɪŋ/ /ˌoʊvəˈhɪrɪŋ/

The act by which something is overheard.

greenroom
/ˈɡriːnˌruːm/

In a television studio, theatre or concert hall, the room where performers await their entrance.

pre-record
/ˌpriːrɪˈkɔːrd/ /ˌpriːˈrekərd/

To record in advance.

buzz
buzznoun
/bʌz/

Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.

spokeswomen
/ˈspoʊksˌwɪmɪn/ /ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən/

A woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people.

stunt doubles
/ˈstʌnt ˈdʌbəlz/

A type of body double: a skilled stand-in used for dangerous film or video sequences such as jumping out of a building, leaping from vehicle to vehicle, and fight sequences.