Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 19, 2007 15:43
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English term
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Native in: German (Variant: Austrian) 
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actuality
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Filmerschließung / Notations for a film script
What does "Actuality" mean in a film script? (How) is it translated into German?
Proposed translations
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| 3 | O-Ton |
Gert Sass (M.A.)
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| 3 -1 | Gegebenheit |
swisstell
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| 2 | Definitions - not for points |
Kim Metzger
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May 21, 2007 17:08: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "Actuality" to "actuality"
Proposed translations
8 hrs
Gert Sass (M.A.)
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
Precision for those who appreciate it.
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
O-Ton
or Originalton.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Danke!"
-1
19 mins
Gegebenheit
würde ich meinen
Note from asker:
| Hi Bernhard, it's a documentary film about a Volvo Ocean Race, including lots of onboard action. |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Kim Metzger
: The word actuality is often taken to mean recorded material that isn't speech.
18 mins
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1 hr
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
Definitions - not for points
Actuality (often shortened to ack.) Comments of a news source on audiotape in a radio news story. General term sound bite is used in radio and TV, but actuality is a radio term.
http://ehub.journalism.ku.edu/input/glossary/
Actuality, shorted to Act
Radio
Audio material recorded on location. In news programmes it is usually someone speaking and lasts for 10 to 20 seconds. People outside radio often call it a sound bite. In features and magazine programmes however, the word actuality is often taken to mean recorded material that isn't speech. In TV it is called sync.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/school_report/4791411.stm
http://ehub.journalism.ku.edu/input/glossary/
Actuality, shorted to Act
Radio
Audio material recorded on location. In news programmes it is usually someone speaking and lasts for 10 to 20 seconds. People outside radio often call it a sound bite. In features and magazine programmes however, the word actuality is often taken to mean recorded material that isn't speech. In TV it is called sync.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/school_report/4791411.stm
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