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| 180 degree rule | an imaginary line which determines the direction people and things face when viewed through the camera |
| Analog | non-digital continuous waveform signal, which may contain an infinite number of points along a frequency range |
| Aperture | the opening in the lens that admits light the iris diaphragm can vary the aperture from fully open to almost or completely closed also, an opening of a particular size, as in “the aperture is f/8” |
| Black | the portion of a videotape signal consisting of timing pulses associated with video fields and frames used in editing and maintaining playback synchronization also, this is the process of laying a control track by recording nothing onto a new video tape |
| B-roll | action and activities captured on videotape to support audio portion of a package |
| Camera positions | the level of the camera some positions include: ground level, waist level, shoulder level, overhead |
| Camera angles | the view point chosen from which to photograph a subject |
| Dolly | a rolling cart used to move a camera closer to or further away from a subject |
| Tilt | the up and down movement of the camera while the dolly remains stationery |
| Pan | the horizontal movement of the camera from right to left or left to right while the tripod and dolly remain stationery |
| Establishing shot | a wide shot meant to orient the audience to an overall locale and the relationship between scene elements |
| Medium shot | video scene that contains a somewhat limited amount of material Usually restricted to fewer than three people 8-12 feet from action |
| Close-up | video scene with a restricted field of view EX: a hand that fills the screen or a single face |
| Extreme Close-up | the shot that tightly frames the subject EX: lips or a freckle on a face |
| Clip | a unit of program material in a digital editing project a clip may contain anything from part of one shot to several shots together |
| Compatibility | how well equipment, software, etc works with other equipment, software, etc |
| Composition | the controlled ordering of elements in a scene designed to provide the strongest artistic arrangement and the most effective communication of a central idea |
| RCA Connector or Cable | type of standard, low-level signal interconnect termination or connector featuring a single, cylindrical metal rod and an outer, round metal belt |
| F-Connector | the standard connector used with coaxial cable and the RF inputs/outputs of most video equipment |
| Mini-plug | small audio cable (35mm) used to connect microphones, headphones, and/or speakers to computers and other audio equipment one black band on the plug tip means mono and two signifies stereo |
| ¼ plug | audio cable (65mm) used to connect microphones and headphones to audio and stereo equipment |
| Firewire (IEEEl394) | a high speed data transfer and connection system that can support high end digital a/v applications |
| USB | an interface designed for low and medium speed data transfer between devices |
| Conversion | process of changing video signals from one state to another state |
| Date/clock | the time setup in the camera, VCR, or computer some editing programs require the time to be exactly the same before they will communicate with the camera or VCR Import – to move data from a camera and tape into the computer through the fire wire or other type of capturing device or to move a file into another program (such as video, pictures, or animation files into a program for editing) Insert – an editing process that inserts video and audio information over an existing control track In non-linear editing, it is also inserting video and/or audio between two other segments on the editing track without overwriting the existing segments They adjacent segments are moved on the timeline Key Frame |
| Depth of Field | the distance range, near-to-far, within which subjects appear sharp in the image |
| Digital | information made up of discreet units that can be counted |
| DVcam | a video camera that records onto digital media, such as digital tape |
| 19. Export | removing a video project from its source to a new location or format ( i.e.: computer to camera or Flash swf to AVI) |
| Fade | an optical effect in which the image of a scene is gradually replaced by a uniform dark area or vice versa |
| Focus | the extent to which an image is sharp or blurry |
| File format | designates the type of digital file, often designated by it’s suffix (EX doc, swf, tiff, wav) |
| Frame | the individual picture image on a strip of motion picture film |
| Graphics | the pictures that computers display |
| 25. Hand held mic | a microphone that is held in a hand |
| Headroom | the area between the top of the actor's head the top of the picture frame |
| Hi8mm | 8mm size digital video tape |
| Import | to move data from a camera and tape into the computer through the fire wire or other type of capturing device or to move a file into another program (such as video, pictures, or animation files into a program for editing) |
| In point | an editing mark made in the video clip to signal when the clip should start to play |
| Insert | an editing process that inserts video and audio information over an existing control track In non-linear editing, it is also inserting video and/or audio between two other segments on the editing track without overwriting the existing segments They adjacent segments are moved on the timeline |
