Scriptwriting
A visual plan used to organize and pre-visualize scenes in video production.
What is a storyboard?
This type of mic clips to clothing and is good for hands-free interviews.
What is a lavalier or lapel mic?
A type of production that takes place outside the studio.
What is a remote shoot?
The primary light source in a three-point lighting setup.
What is a key-light?
A video editing system where footage can be edited in any order.
What is a non-linear editing system?
The written format that includes dialogue, direction, and scene information for a video production.
What is a script?
A microphone with a heart-shaped pickup pattern.
What is a cardioid mic?
The room where the technical team controls the video and audio during a production.
What is the control room?
This light is used to soften shadows and provide balance.
What is the fill light?
Footage that adds visual context, often used to support voiceovers.
What is B-Roll?
The step in the production process where the idea is developed into a written format.
What is pre-production?
Audio that naturally occurs in the environment of a scene.
What is ambient or natural sound?
The method of shooting using multiple cameras recording simultaneously.
What is multi-camera shooting?
The light that separates a subject from the background.
What is the back light?
A smooth video transition where one shot fades into another.
What is a dissolve?
This is the term for the standard arrangement and structure used to write a television script.
What is a 2-collumn script format?
A long, directional microphone used in film and TV to capture sound from a distance.
What is a shotgun-mic?
A type of microphone covering used to block wind noise during outdoor shoots.
What is a windscreen?
A clamp used to mount lights to a grid or stand.
What is a C-clamp?
Used to control the timing and synchronization of video and audio clips.
What is timecode?
These are the steps that lead up to the creation of a finalized script.
What are brainstorming, outlining, writing, and revising?
A mesh device used to reduce popping sounds from plosives in voice recording.
What is a pop-filter?
The equipment used to preview what is being recorded in the studio.
What is a program monitor?
Colored filters used to change the hue of the lighting.
What are gels?
The final stage of production where the project is polished and prepared for sharing.
What is post-production?