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| Analog Video | Non-digital video signals transmit information continuously in the form of a wave |
| Aspect Ratio | Ratio of a video screen's width and height dimension; common ratios are standard (4:3) and widescreen (16:9) |
| Budget | The amount of money the client is willing to spend |
| Copyright | The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell or distribute the expression of an intellectual property (literature, design, audio, video, etc.) |
| Creative Commons | Free, easy-to-use copyright licenses provide a simple, standardized way to give the public permission to share and use your creative work on conditions of your choice |
| Deliverables | Completed products requested by client (design, website, app, video, etc.) |
| Digital Video | Moving images that have been captured, created, or edited electronically |
| Fair Use | A legal allowance of using a copyrighted material without permission from the owner, provided the circumstances are reasonable and do not make the material less profitable |
| Feedback | Verbal or written responses containing information about a client's reaction to a designer's performance of a task |
| Frame Rate | Speed at which video frames appears on a screen; measured by FPS (frames per second) |
| Intellectual Property | Original creations of the mind that can be protected by law; literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, images, names, etc. |
| Interlaced | Displays half of the video picture at a time (odd lines, then even); alternates too quickly for human eye to notice |
| NTSC | National Television System Committee standard used in North America and most of South America, 30 frames are transmitted each second |
| PAL | Phase Alternating Line standard mostly used overseas, 25 frames are transmitted each second |
| Progressive | Displays the entire video picture at all times; greatly reduces any flickering of picture; better quality image than interlaced |
| Project Management | The application of processes, methods, knowledge, skills and experience to achieve the project objectives |
| Project Plan | Helps move a project successfully to completion, includes deciding project scope, client criteria, project deliverables, and distribution of responsibilities |
| Project Scope | Identifying audience, goals, and objectives |
| Scanning Method | Method by which video picture appears on a screen (720p, 1080i, etc.) |
| Schedule | Setting deadlines for each project phase and task |
| Scope Creep | Incremental expansion of the project scope, introducing features not originally planned |
| Script | The written text of a play, movie, or broadcast |
| SECAM | Sequential Color with Memory standard for French and Asian broadcast television |
| Shot List | An itemized record or list of the shots in a production, includes the exact locations of the shots |
| Streaming Video | Transmitting video files that can begin playing over the Internet as the remaining data is still being downloaded |
| Talent Release Form | A legal document, completed by the talent, that gives the production company permission to use the person's name, image, and voice |
| Titles | Block of text with or without an accompanying graphic |
| Trademark | A mark (logo, symbol, word, phrase, etc.) legally registered or established by a company to represent a service or product; cannot be used without the permission of the owner |
| Transition | The way in which two video shots or audio clips are linked together; for example, dissolve, wipe |
| Video Storyboard | A sequence of drawings, usually with some stage directions and dialogue, representing the shots planned for a movie or television production |
