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- Off-axis sound:
Weak audio signals emanating from outside a mic's pickup pattern. Chapter 7.
- Off-mic:
Referring to a speaker who is off the axis of the microphone. Chapter 7.
- Omnidirectional:
Type of microphone that picks up sound equally well from all directions. Chapter 7.
- On call (O/C):
Cast or crew member assigned to work for the day but with no set call time. Chapter 9.
- On speculation:
Practice of working (usually writing) for a producer with payment conditional on some future event or decision; writing a spec script; on spec. Chapter 8.
- One-off:
Single, custom-made video copy (called a “dub”) of a tape or DVD, as opposed to multiple dubs made from a master tape or data file. Chapter 1.
- Open face:
Movie light fixture with no focusing lens.
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