Video Production Trashketball

Camera Operations

100

If you don't use one of these, Mrs. Fullam will get a headache watching your shaky footage.

Tripod

200

You don't have the power to shoot without one

Battery

300

Make sure you see this on the camera screen before you yell "Action"

REC 

400

Your tripod is useless without it.

Plate

500

It helps to make sure your horizon is straight.

Level

Lights, Camera, Action

100

This light is considered the 'main' light, and is usually the brightest. 

Key Light 

200

This light is also called the 'halo' light because of the way it reflects in the subject's hair. 

Back Light / Hair Light

300

This is the most common lighting set up used in commercial production 

Three-Point Lighting 

400

My light is too harsh on my subject.. I can't change my camera settings, and my light isn't dimmable. But this is still an option.. 

Back the light away from the subject 

500

The angle your key light should be placed at in relation to the subject

45⁰

Shots + Sequences

100

This shot usually comes first in a traditional sequence, telling the viewer where the story takes place. 

Wide Shot / Establisher will be accepted 

200

This shot features the subject from the chest up. 

Medium Shot 

300

This shot is all about emotion. 

Tight Shot 

400

Wide, Medium, and Tight shots work together to tell you these three things about your story. 

Where, Who, What.. 

500

This shot is sometimes referred to as 'crushing it,' because it shows a small detail very close up 

Extreme Close Up

All about Angles

100

This angle helps to establish that a character is in a position of power. 

Low Angle 

200

This angle often features feet..

Ground-Level Shot 

300

Want to make someone look small or weak? Try shooting them from this angle. 

High Angle 

400

This shot mimics the way we see each other in real life.. 

Eye-Level 

500

GoPros capture this special angle that shows the audience what the world looks like from the point of view of the filmmaker 

Perspective or POV

Potpourri

100

You don't want to see this color on the timeline in your audio track.

Red

200

It equals 1/30^th of a second in a typical video timeline.

Frame

300

First you plan, then you shoot.. but this is the last step to any project. 

edit / post-production 

400

What it is called when there is no transition between clips.

Jump Cut

500

One way to add another level of emotion to my video is to add this in the edit 

Music