Frankenbite
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Frankenbite. alt-of, alternative
"We're all very aware of the possibilities of editing, or the use of frankenbites, but for some people, they seem completely oblivious to their own behavior and are dedicated to expressing how [insert fall person/editing device] is really to blame."
- 2 An audio clip on reality TV that appears to be a single, contiguous interview line, but is in fact built from several disparate recorded audio clips edited together.
"Editors work together with writers to splice together lines in what are known as "Frankenbites" to help create storylines with more comedic or dramatic impact."
- 1 Alternative form of Frankenbite. alt-of, alternative
"Thank goodness it wasn't a live show. None of the contestants or stage crew were present, and the studio remained fairly quiet. The show was pre-taped, the clips already chosen and the conversations stitched together by frankenbiting, which made them about as fake as you could get."
- 2 To edit the audio footage of a reality TV show to combine several disparate audio clips into what appears to be a single line of dialogue.
"People can be 'Frankenbited'; their words taken out of context and edited in a certain way."
Example
More examples"We're all very aware of the possibilities of editing, or the use of frankenbites, but for some people, they seem completely oblivious to their own behavior and are dedicated to expressing how [insert fall person/editing device] is really to blame."
Etymology
From franken- + bite, where "bite" refers to a sound bite.
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