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A
• Audiovisual Content
  means collectively “Audiovisual Work” and “Version”.
• Audiovisual work
  A work consisting of a sequence of related images with or without accompanying sound, which is intended to be made visible as a moving image through the use of devices, regardless of the medium of initial or subsequent fixation.


C
• Compilation
  A compilation work is a collection of two or more separate works in a single distribution package, such as a DVD containing a feature film along with various bonus features, a theatrical feature with a trailer for another feature attached at its head, a home video boxed set of all episodes from a season of a series, etc.
• Composite
  Audiovisual work which contains one or more other audiovisual works or parts of audiovisual works, each of which is insubstantial in relation to the entire composite audiovisual work .EXAMPLES: A feature film which contains parts of animated cartoons or other film clips; a television program that contains footage from previously produced feature films, from episodes of television series, or from other audiovisual works.


I
• Internegative
  A duplicating film stock that turn into negative when printed from a positive print. Used to make opticals, titles and as a source for making interpositive prints. Can be cut into the original cut negative. Also called Dupe Negative.
• Interpositive
  A positive print made from an internegative on special film stock. Often preferred for telecine mastering and as a protection element so original negatives can be stored and not used.
• ISAN (or ISAN number)
  International Standard Audiovisual Number. The unique number allocated for the unique identification of an AV Work, in accordance with the ISO 15706-1 standard.
• ISAN Version (or V-ISAN number)
  The unique identifier composed of a registered ISAN in combination with an appended version segment for a specific version or other content related derived from or directly related to an AV Work and allocated in accordance with the ISO 15706-2 standard .


M
• Master Negative
  After the shooting, selected scenes are kept by the director and developed to positives by the lab. The editing is done on the positive films while the lab keeps the original negatives. Once the editing finished, the lab assembles the original negatives to match the edited positive film using edge numbers. This assembly is called the "master negative" or the "neg(ative) conform".


R
• Reader
  A reader is a client of a Registration Agency with the purpose of consultation of the central ISAN repository for identification or inventory management.
• Registrant
  Producer of an audiovisual work, authorized proxy of such producer, or other such entity or individual, registered with a designated ISAN registration agency for the purposes of obtaining ISAN for audiovisual works.
• Registration Agency (RA)
  Agency appointed by the International Agency for the purposes of assigning ISAN to registrants.


S
• Sequel work
  Refers to a feature film that continues the story begun in a previous feature film and proposing all or some of characters of the preceding motion picture. For the purpose of ISAN registration it has to be registered with a Serial header, and each of the feature film will be registered as an episode.
• Serial Audiovisual work
  Audiovisual work produced in individual episodes or parts which bear a relationship to each other and (usually) a common title for the whole series. Not to be confused with the work type Series (SE) - Dramatic & Comedy Series, Serials, "Soaps”.
• Serial Header (SH)
  It is the header of a set of works linking all the episodes and sharing the same serial title.
• Single Audiovisual work
  Audiovisual work produced in one unique part such as Feature Film.


V
• Version
  A particular aggregation of elements that affects the content of an AV Work. Any change that affects the content of an AV Work (e.g. artistic content, language, editing or technical format)can be treated as a new version for the purposes of assigning a V-ISAN.