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| audio dub | to replace the original sound or music without affecting the pictures |
| available light | light in an indoor setting provided by domestic light |
| backlighting | light source behind the subject |
| center up | position the subject in the center of the frame |
| close up | shot that focuses on the person's face or on a detail in a scene |
| cutaway | shot inserted into a scene that is not central to the scene but increases audience's understanding of the action |
| depth of field | distance between the nearest and farthest points in a scene that are in sharp focus |
| dissolve | one image fades into the next |
| dubbing | recording sound from one tape to another or combining tapes into one |
| editing | recording and selecting segments onto a second tape |
| eyeline | direction of your subject's gaze |
| establishing shot | shows the whole area where the action takes place |
| fade | picture fades in or out from black or white |
| fill in light | light positioned to fill in the shadows |
| frame | one split second of recorded image |
| headroom | space between the person's head when viewed ont he screen |
| jump cut | a cut from one shot to the next that breaks continuity |
| long shot | shot from a distance showing the whole scene |
| master shot | main shot of a scene convering all the action on one tape |
| master tape | original recorded video tape |
| mid shot | medium length shot that keeps two or more people in view |
| panning | swinging the camera horizontally in a fixed position during filming |
| point and shoot | shooting as much as possible and then editing afterward |
| POV | point of view of the character in your film |
| reaction shot | shot showing the character's reactions |
| shot | section recorded in one take |
| storyboard | sequence of drawings plotting out the video |
| voiceover | commentary by someone not seen |
| wipe | image moves across the frame replacing the current image |
| zooming | vary the focal length to allow you to move in and out from a scene |
