The stage of production in which project planning takes place.
What is Pre-production
100
This is a long shot that tells the audience where or when the program takes place.
What is an Establishing Shot?
100
This is the name for footage that contains different, but related shots of an event.
What is B-Roll footage?
100
This aspect ratio is the new standard for widescreen TV, DVD, and High-Definition video.
What is 16x9 (16:9)?
100
Currently the universal standard for all HD display equipment, this cable is digital, uses a 19-pin interface, and carries audio signal as well as video.
What is HDMI?
200
The stage in which all filming is carried out.
What is Production?
200
This shot typically frames the subject from the top of the head to just below the shoulders.
What is a close up?
200
This is a video edit in which a clip changes instantly to the next clip with no transition effects.
What is a Straight-Cut?
200
Sometimes referred to as 12X9, this aspect ratio is the old standard used throughout the second half of the 20th century.
What is 4:3?
200
This 3-pin cable can be used for either audio or lighting purposes, and is the standard for professional audio recording.
What is XLR?
300
The stage of production in which all storyboarding and scripting is completed.
What is Pre-production?
300
This camera movement pushes the camera directly forward towards the set or subject. Camera Zoom is NOT used for this shot.
What is a Dolly-In?
300
This is the technique of quickly moving through a video or audio file by manually dragging the playback handle along the track.
What is Scrubbing?
300
This is the video broadcast standard for North America, Japan, and South Korea.
What is NTSC (National Television System Committee)?
300
Typically red and white, these cables are typically used with devices such as DVD players and home stereos for audio signal transfer.
What is RCA?
400
The stage in which film is assembled by the editor.
What is post production?
400
This is a horizontal (left/right) movement where the camera swivels from a fixed position.
What is a Pan?
400
This transition gradually replaces one video clip with another video clip.
It is similar to a Fade In/Fade Out, but instead of fading to a solid color, you are fading into the next clip.
What is a Dissolve?
400
This technique breaks video images into to fields. First, all odd lines are drawn. Second, all even lines are drawn. Together, it gives the appearance of a full image.
What is interlacing?
400
This HD capable cable type splits RGB signal into three channels via three separate cables:
Green: Luma (Brightness)
Blue: Blue Signal
Red: Red Signal
What is Component?
500
The stage of production in which music, graphics, menus are added to the production.
What is post production?
500
This shot is located directly above the scene, facing straight down on the subject.
What is a Bird's Eye Shot?
500
The technique of indicating the in-point and out-point of a clip in order to specify its content and set it's exact length.
What is trimming (a trim)?
500
This technique scans lines on a display starting at the top-right, working it's way to the bottom line by line, displaying a full image.
What is Progressive?
500
This cable combines all video information required for a color picture on a single (yellow) wire.