Jess Industry Lingo


Shots


Assignments in this class

Media Industry


Wildcard


100

The act of watching something in order to think about how it was made 

Actively Viewing

100

A shot that sets the scene 

Establishing shot

100

The homework that was due this past week

Video 4 pitch

100

This conservative media organization drew criticism from the Republican Party when they refused to report the election results as false

Fox News

100

what you should ALWAYS do after collecting a day's worth of footage or content 

BACK IT UP

200

The duration of a video or film

Total Run Time

200

The other name for a "birds eye view" shot

God's eye view

200

The video you had to actively view for homework

Chris Cooper

200

A media company known for producing longer, often investigative related videos. You may see them pop up on your snapchat feed a good bit.

Vice Media

200

The action that makes Jess and Mar happiest in this class

Over Communication

300

The act of having your camera record, even when something may not seem exciting or completely necessary. 

ABR (Always be rolling)

300

On set, you might hear a director yell "give me a ____"

Cowboy Shot! 

300

Your first assignment of the semester

Hard drive, slack contract, syllabus contract

300

The media company known for "Op-Docs"

The New York Times

300

The best response to a group Slack message 

EMOJIS ❤️ ✨ 🥺 😂 🔥 😊 🥰 ✔️ 🥲

400

When text, video, photos, etc. are used in journalism, but are not created by the journalist.

UGC (user generated content)

400

This one might feature Darth Vader

Low angle shot

400

For your social media optimized video, you had to include (hint, there are 7 elements for this Q)

Context, Text Cards, Subtitles, Bug, End Card, Mixed Media (photo, video, etc), Beginning/Middle/End

400

This non profit is the funding entity for all public media in the country.

corporation for public broadcasting

400

The real username of Jess's tiktok "finsta" as she calls it

... not that easy. Find it, and send Mar a screenshot for 50 grade points. 

500

This two-letter phrase used by journalists to indicate that information is yet to come.

TK

500

A shot that can is achieved by moving closer to the subject, and adjusting the lens.

Dolly Zoom/Vertigo Shot

500

The week your final rough cut is due

Week 11

500

This company closed its doors in 2018 after it "pivoted to video." It was later bought by Bustle Media Group.

Mic

500

A twitter account that Jess and Mar mentioned during Week 4, full of things you DON'T want to do

@worsteditorever