universal serial bus; standard hardware interface for attaching peripherals to a computer
What is USB
100
a quick move from one scene to another
What is Cut
100
usually the first shot of a scene, designed to show the audience where the action is taking place
What is Establishing Shot
100
software designed to create computer games; may be template driven and/or allow the developer to write the code
What is Game Development Software
100
the sounds that would naturally occur where video is being shot
What is Nat Sounds
200
the process of transferring video from a camera to the computer
What is Video Capture
200
the process of transferring or recording data to an optical disk, i.e. DVD
What is Burning
200
reducing the file size of video while maintaining acceptable quality
What is File Compression
200
in the television industry, an element placed in the lower area of the screen, though not necessarily the entire lower third; example, sports scores or news highlights across the bottom of the screen
What is Lower Thirds
200
a camera angle that looks at the talking subject from the listener's perspective, literally over the shoulder
What is Over the Shoulder
300
programs used to capture, edit, and manipulate video images, add effects, titles and music to create studio-quality video
What is Video Editing Software
300
a technique for superimposing one video image onto another; most common colors are blue and green
What is Chroma Key
300
flash video; video format used to deliver video over the internet using Adobe Flash Player
What is FLV
300
movie; common multimedia format used for video commonly played in quicktime
What is MOV
300
broadcast standard used in most of Europe and the rest of the world; uses 4:3 aspect ratio with 25fps
What is PAL
400
windows media video; compressed video format designed for windows but also viewable on Macs
What is WMV
400
the span between the in point and the out point of a video clip
What is Duration
400
raw, unedited material as it had been originally recorded
What is Footage
400
mpeg 4; a compressed file format that can be used for audio or video; universal standard for
What is MP4
400
credits at the end of a video production that gradually roll up the screen in a continuous list
What is Rolling Credits
500
altering the lens making a subject appear closer or further away
What is Zooming
500
the process of creating a DVD that will play in a DVD player
What is DVD Authoring
500
the number of frames recorded per second
What is Frame Rate
500
moving pictures expert group; standard for compressing digital video; universal standard for digital video
What is MPEG
500
a series of sketches that are used as a planning tool to visually show how the action of a story unfolds