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| Backlight | a camcorder feature that boosts the video signal power to obtain optimal image brightness;also known as "automatic gain control" |
| Footage | term used to indicate videotape created with a camcorder |
| Panning | horizontal rotation of camera |
| Preproduction | planning video |
| Script | the audio portion (narration) of a project that gives details and information about the topic; the words said aloud by the characters in the video |
| Storyboard | representation of what each screen of a multimedia project will look like and how the screens are linked; often hand-drawn sketches |
| Tilting | vertical rotation of the camera during a shot |
| Tripod | a three-legged mounting device for a camcorder |
| Video camera | a camera that takes continuous pictures by breaking down the image into a series of lines and generates a signal for display and recording |
| Videographer | a person skilled in the art or practice of making video shows or movies with a video camera |
| White balance | a camcorder adjustment in which the videographer adjusts the color responses of the camera by showing the camcorder the color "white" under the current lighting conditions or selecting the icon on the display that best describes the lighting situation (indoor,outdoor,etc.) |
| Zooming | the ability to bring an object closer or move away from an object |
