Abbreviations Pt. 1
Abbreviations Pt. 2
Camera Shots
Camera Techniques
Video Production
100
video file format originally designed for Windows; can be compressed or uncompressed
What is AVI (Audio Video Interleave)
100
standard for compressing digital video; universal standard for digital video
What is MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group)
100
a scene shot from directly above the action
What is Bird's Eye View
100
altering the lens making a subject appear closer or further away
What is Zooming
100
a scene change in a movie
What is Cut
200
movie; common multimedia format used for video commonly played in Quicktime
What is MOV
200
video format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player
What is FLV (Flash Video)
200
a camera angle that shows the subject as we would expect to see them in real life
What is Eye Level
200
a camera movement that scans the scene vertically
What is Tilting
200
the first shot of scene
What is Establishing Shot
300
open file format for streaming multimedia files containing texts, graphics, sound, video and animation for windows platform
What is ASF (Advanced Streaming Format)
300
a compressed file format that can be used for audio or video; appropriate for streaming
What is MP4 (mpeg 4)
300
a camera angle that shows the subject from above
What is High Angle
300
a camera movement that scans a scene horizontally
What is Panning
300
raw, unedited material as it had been originally recorded
What is Footage
400
movie data file from a DVD disc
What is VOB (Video Object)
400
standard hardware interface for attaching peripherals to a computer
What is USB (Universal Serial Bus)
400
a camera angle that shows the subject from below
What is Low Angle
400
camera setting that adjusts the lighting in order to make white objects appear white
What is White Balancing
400
the person recording with a video camera
What is Videographer
500
compressed video format designed for Windows but also viewable on Macs
What is WMV (Windows Media Video)
500
a family of web-feed formats used to publish frequently updated works
What is RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
500
a camera angle that looks at the talking subject from the listener's perspective
What is Over the Shoulder
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
a series of sketches used as a planning tool to visually show how the action of a story unfolds
What is Storyboard
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