IEEE 1394
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1394. Official designation of the FireWire digital connectivity standard.

Independent Film
AKA: Indie
A movie not produced by a major studio .

Independent Input Memories
Feature found on newer TVs that automatically associates a separate picture memory slot--usually including contrast, brightness, sharpness, color, tint, and color temperature --with each input. Greatly eases optimization of picture parameters specifically for different devices.



Ingenue
A young actress. Also, a type of role played by a young actress, generally implying a young, fresh-faced, naive character. studio .
Ink
Verb: to sign a contract. Noun: press coverage.
Inning
A period of time.
Insert
A close-up shot of an object, often produced by the second unit . The term probably came about to reflect the fact that this shot will be "inserted" into the final version of the movie during editing .

Integrated HDTV Tuner
The terrestrial ATSC high-definition tuner built into an HDTV, it allows the set to receive over-the-air HDTV broadcasts without having to attach a set-top box .

Interactive Digital Cable Ready
See Digital Cable Ready

Interior
AKA: INT
Used in a slug line , indicates that the scene occurs indoors.
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts
AKA: I.A.T.S.E., IATSE
WWW: http://www.iatse.com/

interlaced scanning
Scan method used by the majority of televisions and the 1080i HDTV format. As opposed to progressive scanning in which the CRT 's electron beam scans or "paints" all lines at once, interlaced scanning TVs paint odd-numbered lines in succession, then go back and fill in the remaining even-numbered lines. This method is more prone to artifacts and less stable than progressive.


Intertitles
A title card appearing intercut with a scene . Contrast with subtitles . Commonly used with silent film s.

IRE

International Radio Engineers. In calibration , used to refer to different brightness levels on the grayscale . 20 IRE is quite dark, while 100 IRE is extremely bright.