Terms 1-20
The most basic edit in video production where one shot instantly changes to the next with no visual effect.
What is Cut
A reduced-size version of a picture or video, serves the same role for images as a text index does for words
What is a Thumbnail
Cuts/separates parts of audio OR video, and creates a new clip with each cut.
What is the Razor Tool
Entry level, below the line position that completes a wide range of tasks on and off set across multiple departments.
What is a Production Assistant
Also referred to as “Value,” refers to the lightness or darkness of the color.
What is brightness
A method of editing video on a computer where clips can be added, removed, and rearranged in any order without changing the original footage.
What is Non-Linear Editing
secondary video footage for a story, television show, or film
What is B-Roll
Separates video and audio clips, allowing clips to be edited/moved individually.
What is the Un-link Tool
responsible for setting and balancing audio levels during filming and mixing multiple microphones at once
What is a Sound Mixer
Enhancing or altering the color of a video to achieve a specific look or mood. This is often done in post-production.
What is Color Grading
A visual effect used to move from one shot or scene to another, such as a fade, dissolve, or wipe.
What is a Transition
The distance between the center of a lens or curved mirror and its focus.
What is Focal Length
Closes the gap between clips/snaps existing clips together.
What is Ripple Delete Function
works alongside the production designer to oversee the construction and decoration of a film’s sets and locations.
What is Art Director
The process of adjusting the color balance of footage to achieve natural and consistent colors across a video
What is Color Correction
Also known as a prolepsis, this is a narrative technique in literature, film and television where the action jumps ahead
What is Flash Forward
Provides the first comprehensive look at a film’s story
What is a Assembly Edit
A marker on a timeline that sets a specific value for a clip at a particular moment allowing the creation of smooth changes or animations over a period of time.
What is Keyframes
Also known as the Focus Puller, is responsible for controlling the focus of a shot in progress and shares the responsibility of loading/unloading gear
What is 1st Assistant Camera
The precise measurement of light, in degrees Kelvin (K) which represents the color of light emitted by a black body when heated to that temperature.
What is Color Temperature
The measurement of how quickly a number of frames appears within a second.
What is Frame Rate
The range of focus in a video or photo that can be influenced by aperture, focal length, and distance from the subject
What is Depth of Field
The process of using a shape or free-drawn path to selectively hide or reveal specific parts of a video clip, effect, or adjustment layer.
What is Masking
Serving as a go between for above the line and below the line crew, this role oversees all operations and logistics for a film, from the pre-production phase through delivery of the completed work.
What is Line Producer
The removal of color casts from an image, camera, or monitor.
What is Color Balance