Shot Types
Abbreviation of "medium shot"
What is "MS" ?
Rubberized cable that carries audio signal
What is an XLR Cable?
Small mics that are hidden in necktie clips in upper shirt button holes
What is a lavier microphone?
Creates sharp directional beam of light onto a controlled specific area of the subject
What is a spotlight?
Determines transparency. Looks just like RGB color channels except it's value doesn't represent color value, but rather transparency
What is ALPHA Channels ?
Moving the camera lens up and down on Y without moving the tripod
What is Tilting?
Yellow, red, and white cables that carries both audio and video signals
What is an RCA Cable?
Unidirectional mic that hears very little to its left and right , little behind it, and everything in front of it
What is a Shot Gun Microphone?
Reduces shadows
What is a fill light?
An organization to license Radio and Television stations. They determine the standards and practices
What is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ?
Moving the camera and the tripod from side to side on X parallel to the picture plane
What is trucking?
Used to carry video signal only
What is a BNC Cable?
Records in a heart shaped pick up pattern
What is a Cardiod Microphone?
Creates even washes of light over whole set
What is a floodlight?
Diagonal parallel lines in the viewfinder or monitor to indicate that that portion of the frame has reached maximum exposure
What are zebra stripes?
Moving the camera up and down on Y, lowering and raising the base
What is Pedestaling?
Used to carry audio signal (used for headphones)
What is a 14" Phone Jack ?
Picks up sound from two opposite directions
What is a Bidirectional Microphone?
Plastic sheets of specific colors placed over lighting instruments that tint the light a specific hue or color
What are gels?
Whenever analogue images or projects are dubbed (copied) , it is the name of each successive copy
What is a generation?
To swivel (pivot) or rotate the camera on X horizontally
What is Panning?
A cable that uses light, rather than electricity to transmit information
What is Fiber Optic?
picks up sound evenly from all directions
What is a Omnidirectional Microphone?
Light fixtures with lenses in front of the bulb. These lenses have concentric rings etched into the glass and they smooth out the edge of the pool of light they create, softening it
What are Fresnel Lights ?
A row of buttons with each button representing a video source. Pressing a button will select a video to play live
What is a bus?