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The Knight-Errant is a character archetype of a wandering knight who travels the land searching for adventures to prove their chivalric virtues.

A mounted warrior upholding chivalry, honor and martial prowess.

The KMRB (Korea Media Rating Board) is the official government body that classifies media content in South Korea.

Kitsch refers to art or objects considered to be in poor taste due to excessive sentimentality and gaudiness, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or affectionate way.

Kitchen sink realism was a British cultural movement in the late 1950s and early 1960s that focused on the harsh, unvarnished lives of the working class.

Kino Flo is a groundbreaking brand of fluorescent lighting fixtures developed for film production, celebrated for their signature soft, flattering light and high color accuracy.

An early motion-picture device designed for individual viewing through a peephole.

Kijkwijzer is the Dutch audiovisual media rating system, which uses pictograms to warn about potentially harmful content.

A Kickstarter campaign is a time-limited fundraising effort on the Kickstarter platform, using an all-or-nothing model to fund creative projects.

A kick-off meeting is the initial formal meeting at the start of a film's pre-production phase, where the director and producers present their vision to the heads of all creative departments.

A keynote address is a featured speech that sets the thematic tone for a conference or festival.

Keyframe animation is the fundamental animation process of defining a movement by its most important 'key' frames.

'Key Video' refers to the primary monitor at the Video Village, typically reserved for the director, which displays the main camera's clean feed.

The head of the grip department, responsible for camera support and lighting modification.

In a film score, a key change is a musical modulation that shifts a piece of music from one tonal center to another, often used to signal a dramatic shift in a character's emotion or the narrative's direction.

The creative professional responsible for designing the primary marketing visuals for a film.

The primary visual artwork used across promotional materials to establish a film’s branding and identity.

The Kelvin scale is used in cinematography to measure the color temperature of light, providing a standardized way to white balance cameras and creatively control the color palette of a film.

Kelvin Color Temperature is an absolute scale used in filmmaking to measure the color of a light source, ranging from warm, orange hues at low Kelvin values to cool, blue hues at high Kelvin values.

An encrypted key enabling secure playback of protected digital content.

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is one of the world's oldest 'A-list' film festivals, held in the eponymous spa town in the Czech Republic, with a special focus on cinema from Central and Eastern Europe.

A pejorative archetype denoting an entitled, demanding person

K-Pop (Korean Pop) is a global music genre originating from South Korea, characterized by its highly produced audiovisuals, intricate choreography, and dedicated fandoms, which has an increasing influence on film soundtracks and global culture.

A K-Drama is a television series produced in South Korea, known for its high production values, distinct genres, and often self-contained, single-season narratives.

'Jumping the frame' is a term for when an actor or object enters or exits the camera's frame in an abrupt, often unplanned or uncontrolled manner.

A discontinuous edit advances time abruptly, foregrounding the constructed nature of film.

A jukebox musical film is a musical that features a score composed of pre-existing, popular songs, rather than original music.

The judge character in film is an archetype of authority who presides over the courtroom, embodying the power and impartiality—or corruption—of the law itself.

JPEG XS is a lightweight, ultra-low-latency video codec designed for live production workflows where preserving quality with minimal delay is critical.

JPEG 2000 is the standardized image compression format used for every frame in a Digital Cinema Package (DCP), with its color encoded in the device-independent XYZ color space.

A pivoting support that carries camera and operator for smooth vertical and horizontal movement

A jib is a boom device with a camera on one end and a counterweight on the other, used to create sweeping, crane-like shots.

A brusque or abrasive character who conceals a fundamentally kind nature.

The Japanese New Wave was a radical film movement of the 1960s that challenged social norms and cinematic conventions with bold and confrontational works.

A 'Jam Take' is on-set slang for a rushed, last-ditch take attempted just as the crew is running out of time, light, or resources.

J-Pop (Japanese Pop) is a broad music genre from Japan that is a key component of Japanese pop culture and is frequently featured in the soundtracks of anime films, television series, and video games.

A J-Cut is a film editing transition where the audio from the next scene begins playing before the visuals of that scene appear.

International loudness measurement standard defining K-weighted metering and true-peak estimation.

'Italian Suede' is a humorous on-set slang term for gaffer tape, referencing its versatility and the near-magical reverence grips and electricians have for it.

A post-war film movement depicting everyday life and social issues with non-professional actors.