0 Glossary*

• General
• Artwork, Photographs, Posters, Lithographs
• Autographs
• Banners, Lightbox Posters
• Books, Booklets, Magazines
• Costume Design
• DVD, VHS, Video
• Games
• Papers
• Pins and Badges
• Press Kits, Pressbooks, Promotional Kits
  
• Special Effects
• Symbols
  

This glossary is designed to introduce novice collectors to important terms that show up in their areas of interest. At this point, I’ve clustered the terms in categories, according to their overall type of media or production process. If you have other terms that are a mystery, feel free to use the Contact page to submit them and I will post the terms here as soon as possible. NOTE: This will be a very long-term project; it is likely to be a long time before definitions are posted.

General

Provenance

Artwork, Photographs, Posters, Lithographs

Artist’s proof

Composite

Contact Sheet (photographs)

Duflex

Final Poster

Headshot

Key Art

Landscape

Lithograph

Portrait

Quad poster

Teaser Poster

Autographs

COA (Certificate of Authenticity)

Hand-signed

Banners, Lightbox Posters

Bus/subway poster

Double-sided

Grommets

Lightbox

Mylar

Plastic

PVC

Translite

Vinyl

Books, Booklets, Magazines

Dust jacket

Cover article/story

Endpapers

Lead article

Library binding

Masthead

Page layout / Page spread

Pocketbook

Stitched book

Trade paperback

Costume Design

Acid etching

Brocade

Embroidery

DVD, VHS, Video

Documentary

Featurette

Fullscreen

Slipcase

Slipsleeve

Steelcase

Widescreen

Games

Ad Sheet/Sell Sheet

CCG – Collectible Card Game

d6

Hex map

Promo Card

RPG – Role Playing Game

TCG – Tradeable Card Game

Papers

A3, A4

Ad Slick

Brochures

Chirashi

Die-cut

Embossed

Entaglio printing

Flyer

Glossy

Handbill

Laminated

Matt

Sell sheet

Pins and Badges

Badges

Butterfly Clutch

Enamel

Pinback

Press Kits, Pressbooks, Promotional Kits

Ad mat (camera ready, photos “screened” for printing)

Billing Block

Caption

Contact Sheet (photographs)

Digital announce kit

Digital press kit

Documentary

Fact sheet

Featurette

Merchandiser (kiosk, display unit)

Paper press kit

Plinth

POP / Point of Purchase kit

Byline

Pressbook

Sizzle Reel

Title treatment

TV Screen Inset

Special Effects

Comping

Keyframe

Render

Shading

Symbols

Icons

Logo

Watermark

Wordmark