one image slowly dissolves to display the next image or fades to black
What is Fading
100
a scene shot from directly above the action
What is Bird's Eye View
100
a camera angle that shows the subject from below; camera is angled up towards the subject
What is Low Angle
100
the process of preparing all the elements of a video production, including planning, storyboarding, script writing, scheduling, props, camera angles and locations
What is Pre-Production
100
video that is not custom shot for use in a specific film (archive footage)
What is Stock Footage
200
advanced streaming format; open file format for streaming multimedia files containing text, graphics, sound, video and animation for windows platform
What is ASF
200
a camera angle which shows the subject as we would expect to see them in real life
What is Eye Level
200
broadcast standard used in North America; uses 4:3 aspect ratio with 29.97fps
What is NTSC
200
the process of recording video
What is Production
200
layering images or video
What is Superimpose
300
the relationship between the width and height of an image; 3:4 for standard TVs; 16:9 for widescreen TVs
What is Aspect Ratio
300
high speed interface that connects external devices; commonly known as IEEE1394; 1394A is for PCs; 1394B is for Macs
What is Firewire
300
whiteboards that have the basic functionality of a regular whiteboard, but include the ability to collaborate with others online
What is Online Interactive Whiteboards
300
to build a preview of a project from the source files such as video clips, audio clips, titles, graphics, transitions, etc.
What is Render
300
an editing interface that lays out a video project in a linear fashion
What is Timeline
400
audio video interleave; video file format originally designed for Windows; can be compressed or uncompressed, depending on the codec used
What is AVI
400
expressed by the horizontal and vertical dimensions of a frame; also known as resolution
What is Frame Size
400
a camera movement that scans a scene horizontally
What is Panning
400
a manual preview of a video project
What is Scrubbing
400
superimposing text on an image or video
What is Title Overlay
500
the ability of a camera to compensate in cases where a subject with a large amount of background light would otherwise be obscured
What is Backlight Compensation
500
camera is angled down towards the subject; a camera angle that shows the subject from above; not as extreme as bird's eye view
What is High Angle
500
all phases of production following recording a video, i.e. capturing, editing, titling, exporting, etc
What is Post-Production
500
short piece of a speech or interview used in video production
What is Sound Bite
500
a mobile tripod or a moving platform for the camera; allows for smooth camera movement and tracking shots