TECHNICAL NOTICE (August 08, 2023)

MARC Relators

The following relator codes/terms have been added to the MARC Code List for Relators list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

anc - Announcer

A person who makes announcements on television or radio to identify stations, introduce and close shows, announce station breaks, commercials, and public service information. May also read news flashes and describe other public and sporting events.

aue - Audio engineer

A person or organization contributing to a resource by managing the technical aspects of sound during the processes of recording, mixing, and reproduction.

aup - Audio producer

A producer responsible for most of the business aspects of an audio recording.

bka - Book artist

A person who is responsible for exploiting the book form or altering its physical structure.

cad - Casting director

A person responsible for most aspects of assigning roles and duties to performers.

cop - Camera operator

A person who operates a motion picture camera to film a moving image resource.

dbd - Dubbing director

A person responsible for the general management and supervision of adding new dialog or other sounds to complete a soundtrack.

djo - DJ

A person who mixes recorded tracks together during a live performance or in a recording studio to appear as one continuous track.

edd - Editorial director

A person or organization having legal and/or intellectual responsibility other than creation for the content of a serial, integrating resource, or multipart monographic work.

fon - Founder

A person responsible for initiating a diachronic work.

mka - Makeup artist

A person who contributes to a moving image production or for a musical or dramatic presentation by applying makeup and prosthetics.

mup - Music programmer

A person who uses electronic audio devices or computer software to generate sounds.

mxe - Mixing engineer

A person or organization contributing to the audio content of a resource by supervising the technical aspects of a recording session.

nan - News anchor

A person who is in overall control of the presentation of a news or current affairs television program.

onp - Onscreen participant

A person contributing to a nonfiction moving image work by taking an active role as a participant.

rap - Rapporteur

A person responsible for reporting on the proceedings of meetings of an organization.

rxa - Remix artist

A person that manipulates, recombines, mixes and reproduces previously-recorded sounds.

sde - Sound engineer

A person responsible for recording sound on set during filmmaking or television production for inclusion in the finished product, or for use by the sound designer, sound effects editors, or foley artists.

sfx - Special effects provider

A person or organization responsible for the activities of workers engaged in designing and creating on-set special effects appearing in a moving image or sound recording, such as on-set mechanical effects and in-camera option effects.

swd - Software developer

A person who researches, designs, implements or tests software.

tau - Television writer

A person contributing to a television resource by writing or collaborating with a group of writers on a script for a television program, such as an episode of a television series.

tlg - Television guest

A person invited to appear in a television program, often a television talk or variety show. Guests normally appear as themselves or as characters in skits.

tlh - Television host

A person contributing to a television resource by leading a program that includes other guest, performers, etc.

vfx - Visual effects provider

A person or organization responsible for the activities of workers engaged in designing and creating post-production visual effects appearing in a moving image.