| a bit on the piss (adj) | tilted camera angle in the movies same as "Dutch angle" in U.S. |
| Aunty (n) | The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Australia's government-owned public broadcasting networks |
| boom swinger (n) | person who holds the mike boom on a movie crew |
| chat show (n) | talk show |
| dingle (n) (v) | cuckoloris or go-bo (movie industry) A device hung in front of a light source to create a shadow effect. |
| doco (n) | documentary (film, video, or radio) |
| fleckie (n) | reflector used to bounce light onto the subject in camera work. |
| interval (n) | intermission, as in a play or concert "The band will return after the interval." |
| journo (n) | journalist |
| k's (n) | kilometres "It's a hundred k's from here." |
| kiosk (n) | snack bar at a theater |
| minim (n) | half note (music) |
| muso (n) (pronounced muse-oh) |
musician |
| narrowcast (n) (v) | limited radio station |
| newsreader (n) | anchorperson on TV or radio |
| oysters (motion pictures) | to shoot in available (or natural) light From "oysters natural" |
| presenter (n) | announcer, DJ (radio, TV) |
| quaver (n) | eighth note (music) |
| radiogram (n) | older multi-band radio set |
| series (n) | Used to describe each season of a TV show. "The second series of "Friends" start tonight." |
| soapies (n) | soap operas on TV |
| stall (n) | row of seats in a theater |
| telly (n) | television |
| tracking vehicle (n) | insert car (movie production) |
| trannie (n) | transistor radio |
| turnover (v) | Order used instead of "roll camera" on an Aussie movie set. |
| video library (n) | video rental store |
| weepie (n) (adj) | sad story, movie, or TV show |
| zine (n) | small magazine |