The Teachers' Animation Toolkit

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

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Glossary of Terms
screenplay and story concept and in turn will infl uence the time 
frame available to create a project in. The budget, script and 
schedule are usefully fi led together as they are all connected 
documents.
Cable:
Leads that connect kit to power sources and to one another. 
Cable is also the name of a kind of television channel that uses 
radio frequencies to transmit programmes via optical fi bres rather 
than via over the air in the form of traditional television.
Camcorder:
A video capturing device, typically a mini DV camera into which a 
mini DV tape is placed to capture moving images and sound.
Censorship:
Censorship is a response to issues of taste and class and culture 
as to what is acceptable and unacceptable to screen for a given 
audience. 
The British Board of Film Classifi cation
offers very 
useful education days.
CGI:
Derived from animation but typically connected to visual effects: 
Toy Story, Jurassic Park, Jumanji
, etc.
Channel:
A provider of a certain kind of programming on television. A 
channel can also be a term used to refer to a route taken by 
sound or picture capture into a camera or other recording device.
Cinema:
A venue in which to exhibit moving images. Cinema is also a term 
used to describe an aesthetic based around moving pictures with 
or without sound accompaniment.
Classifi cation:
The process of determining the suitability of a fi lm for its intended 
audience. 
The British Board of Film Classifi cation
is legally 
obliged to classify each fi lm that is to be released in the United 

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Kingdom. U, PG, 12, 15 and 18 indicate the kind of fi lm available. 
The 
BBFC
has an education and information department.