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TT ™ Updated Term A trademark of Switchcraft and meaning Tiny Telephone Jack/Plug (A smaller version of the phone jack/plug).

Although relatively unknown in modern consumer electronics, the professional audio world and the telecommunication industry have used tiny telephone (TT) connectors in patch bays which are mid-size phone plugs with a 4.40 mm (0.173 in) diameter shaft.  In the telecom world, this is termed a "bantam" plug.  Though unable to handle as much power and less reliable as a 6.35 mm (0.250 in) jack, TTs have been used for professional console and outboard patchbays in studios and live sound applications, in which one patch panel needs hundreds of patch points in a limited space.  The TRS versions of TT connectors are capable of handling balanced line signals and have been employed in pro audio installations.  Recently, all-in-one digital audio switching matrices and digital signal processors have reduced the need for physical patching and extensive patch bays.[
Equipment & Components

TTLM Abbreviation For:   | through-the-lens meter |
Camera

tubthump A term that denotes to promote or draw attention to.  Usually conducted by publicists, advertisers and agents.  From the ancient show business custom of Actors wandering the streets banging on tubs and drums to draw an audience together.
Film Theory

tuned Regarding a circuit or device, which is most sensitive to a certain frequency.
Sound

tuned cavity A cavity that, because of its physical dimensions, will resonate at a particular frequency (tend to reinforce the energy at certain frequency(s)).
Science of Sound

tuned pipe instrument An instrument that uses a pipe of certain dimensions as a sound generator.
Sound

tungsten (lamp)
{Instrument}		 See:   | quartz (lamp) |
Grip & Electric

tungsten film AKA:   | type B film |
Film that is balanced to record color correctly under tungsten lighting.

Reference(s):   | Wikipedia – Tungsten filmNew Term |

See Also:   | color temperature - tungsten light |
Film,
Film Camera

tungsten light
{Color Temperature}		 See In:   | color temperature - tungsten light |
Camera,
Grip & Electric,
Measurements

tungsten-halogen (lamp) See:   | quartz (lamp) |
Grip & Electric

tuning fork A two pronged metal fork that tend to vibrate and produce a fairly pure tone of one frequency when struck.

Reference(s):   | Wikipedia – Tuning forkNew Term |
Equipment & Components

turd polishing Colloquial term for the futility of the work undertaken by editors in trying to make bad tracks sound good.
Post Sound

turkey (film) See:   | flop | trash film |
Film Theory

turn buckle AKA:   | barrel strainer |
Used to tension steel wires used in rigging.  The sections at the end are threaded in opposite directions so that turning the center section causes both to tighten or loosen simultaneously.
Grip & Electric

TURN OVER! See:   | ROLL OVER! |
On-set Calls

turnaround
#1:
In union contracts, the time between when someone leaves work and when they start work the next day.

#2: Updated Term
When someone is receiving compensation for not being given the contractual amount of time, it is sometimes said that they are in turnaround.

#3: Updated Term
A state of limbo that a movie enters after a studio decides to drop it.  In turnaround, the Producers have a chance to setup the project with another studio and/or with different Talent.
Film Theory

TURNING AROUND! AKA:   | MOVING ON! | NEXT SETUP! |
The AD′s call indicating that coverage from the current setup is complete and the company is to move on to the next setup.
On-set Calls

turnover frequency See:   | cutoff frequency {Filters} |
Science of Sound

turret A rotating lens accessory designed to simultaneously hold three or sometimes four lenses on a camera, allowing for the quick change from one lens to another.  Only one lens can be in use at any given time.

See Also:   | taking lens, the |
Camera,
Camera Lens

turtle A flat, on the floor mount, for large lights with a junior receiver.
Grip & Electric

turtle base c-stand See:   | C+stand |
Grip & Electric

turtle stand See:   | C+stand |
Grip & Electric

TV interference The induction (generation of current by magnetic lines of force cutting a conductor) of RF signals broadcast by television stations into audio lines causing hum and buzz.

Reference(s):   | Wikipedia – Electromagnetic interferenceNew Term |
Sound,
Wireless

TV lighting Bright and flat lighting with no shadows.
Grip & Electric

TV movie See:   | television movie |
Film Theory

TV safe The area of a filmed image which will normally appear on a TV set after a film has been transferred in a telecine and then transmitted.

Reference(s):   | Wikipedia – Safe areaNew Term |
Film Theory

TV series pilot See:   | television (series) pilot |
Film Theory

tweak Slang term for calibration (a setting of all operating controls and adjustments for optimum performance of a device) especially very precise calibration.

Reference(s):   | Wikipedia – TweakingNew Term |
Sound

Tweco See In:   | connector - Tweco |
Grip & Electric

tweenie A type of Tungsten light rated at 650W.
Grip & Electric

tweeter Updated Term See In:   | loudspeaker - tweeterNew Term |
Speaker

twin-tone See In:   | intermodulation distortion {Measurement} - ITU-R twin-tone |
Measurements

twist Updated Term An effect that is produced in new prints by loose winding the film, emulsion side in, under dry air conditions.  If the film is wound emulsion side out under the same conditions, the undulations do not alternate from one edge to the other but are directly opposite one another.
Film

twist ending Updated Term See In:   | plot - twist endingNew Term |
Film Theory

twisted-pair See In:   | cable - twisted-pair cable |
Equipment & Components

two-dimensional translation Part of developing a good eye involves anticipating what surprises await you when the three-dimensional world ends up on a flat screen, tube or print, minus one dimension.

Tips:  View the scene with one eye closed or through the lens of a camera.  Images on a ground-glass seem more 2D-ish than aerial images.  Polaroid Test Shots can also help.
Grip & Electric

twofold set Updated Term See In:   | flat(s) {Set} - twofold setNew Term |
Set/Location Related

two-hander Refers to a film with only two characters.

Reference(s):   | Wikipedia – Two-handerNew Term |
Film Theory

two-pop See:   | picture & sound sync - sync pop |
Post General

two-reeler In the silent era, this referred to a film lasting a little over 20 minutes.

Reference(s):   | Wikipedia – Short filmNew Term |
Film Theory

two-shot See In:   | shot {Scale} - two-shot |
Shots & Coverage

two-T (Abbreviation:   | 2T | )

See:   | shot {Scale} - medium close-up shot |
Shots & Coverage

two-way barndoors See In:   | barndoors - two-way barndoors |
Grip & Electric

two-way speaker Updated Term See In:   | loudspeaker - two-way speakerNew Term |
Speaker

two-wire See:   | split96 |
Equipment & Components

typage Refers to Director Eisenstein′s theory of casting that shunned professional Actors in favor of "types" or representative characters.
Talent

type A film Color film balanced to produce accurate color renditions when the light source that illuminates the scene, has a color temperature of about 3400°K as does a photoflood.
Film,
Film Camera

type B film See:   | tungsten film |
Film,
Film Camera

type C SMPTE standard for 1" non-segmented helical video recording format.
Video Camera

type C printer See In:   | film printing - type C printer |
Post Picture

typecasting Reference(s):   | Wikipedia – Typecasting {acting}New Term |

Contrast With:   | casting against type |
#1:
Refers to an Actor playing only roles similar to those he/she has played before.

#2:
Refers to when an Actor or Actress is commonly (but unfairly) identified, associated with, or "stereotyped" by, a particular character role.
Talent

tyranny of terms The tendency of terms to turn into dogma.  New pros needn′t use "base light" or "back light" for example, unless they really need them.

Tip:  It matters less what a tool or technique is called than whether it performs the job efficiently and that you know how to use it effectively.  However, as Gill McDowell points out, coming to terms with the jargon makes intra-craft communication easier.
Grip & Electric

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