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Encyclopedia > Bump (television)

A bump, when referring to television, is a short video clip displayed before and after commercials. Bumps usually contain a written message to the viewers, along with background music. However, bumps aren't limited to that. They can vary from short movies to simple nonsense. A music video (also video clip, promo) is a short film meant to present a visual representation of a popular music song. ... Commercial may mean: as a noun: a form of advertising, as in a television commercial as an adjective: referring to commerce or for-profit activities or trade (compare with non-profit organization) a breed of cattle, Commercial This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Message in its most general meaning is the object of communication. ... Elevator music, also known as piped music or Muzak, refers to the gentle, bland arrangements of popular music designed for play in shopping malls, grocery stores, telephone systems (while the caller is on hold), and, of course, elevators. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Nonsense is an utterance or written text in what appears to be a human language or other symbolic system, that does not in fact carry any identifiable meaning. ...


One network that prominently displays bumps is Adult Swim, which usually shows messages before and after commercials. On Thursday, their bumps feature mail from the viewers, often asking a question (which can be responded to) or share a small anecdote. Adult Swim logo. ... Thursday, by international standard, is the fourth day of the week, falling between Wednesday and Friday. ... An anecdote is a very brief tale narrating an interesting or amusing biographical incident. ...



 

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