Basics
Clue: This is the process of taking short video clips, trimming them, and putting them together to make a full movie or video.
What is Editing?
Clue: Background tunes added to a movie scene to make it feel scary, sad, or exciting.
What is background music (or soundtrack)?
Clue: Short-form video platforms where creators post vertical clips under 60 seconds long.
What is TikTok (or Instagram Reels / Shorts)?
Clue: The person in charge of guiding actors and making creative decisions for a movie.
What is a director?
Clue: Large printed sheets of paper displayed on walls to advertise movies, events, or products.
What is a poster or billboard ?
Clue: This is the style and arrangement of printed letters and words on a screen or page.
What is typography (or font choice)?
A specific set of letters designed in a unique style, like Arial, Times New Roman, or Comic Sans.
What is a font?
Clue: The image or still frame shown on a YouTube video before you click on it.
What is a thumbnail?
The person who writes the story, scenes, and dialogue for a film or television show.
What is a writer (or screenwriter)?
The fictional character or animal used to represent a brand, like the Geico Gecko or Tony the Tiger.
What is a mascot?
Clue: This is a small image, drawing, or custom symbol used by a company so people recognize their brand instantly.
What is a logo?
Sounds added to movies after filming, such as footsteps, door slams, or thunder claps.
What are sound effects
A video where someone films themselves talking directly into their camera or phone while on a journey.
What is a vlog?
The person who manages the project budget, hires the crew, and makes sure filming stays on schedule.
What is a producer?
Clue: Adjusting the sound levels of music so it isn't too loud or too quiet.
What is volume control?
Clue: This is the words shown at the bottom of a movie screen so you can read along with what actors are saying.
What are subtitles (or captions)?
Clue: The basic electronic device you speak or sing into so a computer can record your voice.
What is a microphone?
Clue: A quick, trend-based video movement, dance, or joke copied by thousands of users online.
What is a viral trend
Trained professionals who perform dangerous scenes, like car crashes or high falls, in place of famous actors.
What are stunt performers?
Repeating a section of music or a video over and over continuously.
What is a loop?
Creating the illusion of movement by showing individual drawings or 3D models frame by frame.
What is animation?
Clue: Padded audio devices worn over your ears to listen to recordings clearly without room noise.
Answer: What are headphones?
Clue: Recording what is happening on your computer or phone monitor to turn it into a video.
What is a screen recording?
The performer whose face and voice are seen on screen acting out a character's story.
What is an actor (or actress)?
Clue: Red, yellow, and blue—the three primary colors that cannot be created by mixing other colors together.
What are primary colors?