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Hollywords® is a family of media and entertainment reference materials: An online directory of industry support organizations including trade and professional associations, guilds and unions, festivals, and educational programs. A line of encyclopedic dictionaries and glossaries that cover the full media product lifecycle from content creation to final delivery across all content forms and media—motion pictures, television, home entertainment, Internet, multimedia, and video games. While these materials are all presented in English, Hollywords® covers the world, striving to provide the most accurate, complete, and encompassing collection of media and entertainment industry reference materials available.

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Available Now from Hollywords®:

A/V A-Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment and Other Audiovisual Terms, published by McFarland & Company

Industry Experts Praise A/V A to Z

A/V A to Z is ... destined to be the bible of the industry for at least the next century!” — Harvey Rachlin, Author, The TV and Movie Business

A/V A to Z [is] a must-have for students (and teachers) of film studies courses, from the most basic film appreciation class to the most advanced graduate theory seminar.” — Aaron Adair, Ph.D.


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cin·é·mog·ra·phy
The process of compiling a dictionary or encyclopedia of media and entertainment industry terms (words, phrases, concepts, expressions, etc.).

[A blend of the French cinéma (the art or technique of filmmaking) and –graphie (writing about a specific subject).]

See lexicography.