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Unit 4
Technology and Film Production
Term | Definition |
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Assembly Edit | Constructing a video program by transferring clips in sequence on the timeline |
Bin | In digital audio and video terms, a directory from which stored shots or sound segments are selected for use. It originally was a reference to a storage container lined with a cloth bag, into which cur film or sound stock could be arranged and hung |
Capture | The process of transferring digital video or audio to the computer for editing |
Check List | An organizational list made when planning for example, a checklist for a video shoot would include making sure you have everything you're going to need (cables, lights, microphone, video tape, tripod, camera, shot list, etc.) |
Cut | A visual transition in editing in which one shot is replaced on screen with another |
Cutaway | A shot other than, but related to, the main action |
Drop out | A momentary loss of a picture signal during tape playback |
Dub | To duplicate an audio tape or videotape also, to re-record dialogue with lip synchronization after a production is finished dubbing rights legal rights-generally obtained after a copyright fee is paid-making it possible to use copyrighted worked for prod |
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Effects | Tools in the switcher or editing system that can be used for fades, wipes or special effects |
Frame rate | The frequency at which film or video frames run (i.e. 24 fps; 2997 Hz in NTSC; 25 Hz in PAL European format) |
Genre/Style | The classification of literature, movies, plays, etc. according to form and structure and the manipulation and interpretation of reality |
Indexing | The method of using the counter or time-code to log the location of audio and/or video on a tape |
Inputs | Connections on equipment (computer, camera, VCR, TV, etc.) used to transfer data from another piece of equipment |
Insert Edit | Replacing part of a previously edited video and/or audio segment with new material the opposite of assembly edit |
Insert Shot | A shot that provides close-up detail on the action |
Master | Video industry term for the tape containing the finished (editing) program |
Moniter | A TV set, normally without an RF tuner or audio circuitry, used for the checking of color, composition, etc. during a production |
Natural Sound (NAT) | Any naturally occurring sound recorded in the field, other that interviews |
Non-Profit | An organization that reinvests all profits back into the organization |
Outputs | Connections from the equipment (computer, camera, VCR) to transfer data to another piece of equipment (peripherals, computer, camera, VCR, TV, etc.) |
Package | A television story filed by a reporter which typically includes narration, a stand-up, bites, and accompanying video and natural sound |
Point of view | a shot from an angle that approximates what a designated actor is seeing at a particular moment |
Post-Production | The period in a project's development that takes place after the picture is delivered, or "after the production". This term might also be applied to video/film editing or refer to audio post-production |
Pre-Production | The planning stage of a production |
Production | The taping of the prodution |
PSA | (public service announcement) a message produced and broadcast at no charge for qualifying non-profit organizations |
Render | Computer process of performing the calculations to create detail in the three-dimensional |
Royalty | Money paid to the copyright owner for permission to use/ reproduce copyrighted material |
Royalty- Free | Material that can be used/ reproduced |
Script | The written blueprint for a production |
Shot List | A list made in the pre-production phase that lists all the shots needed to create the project during the production phase |
Sound Effects | Recordings of special or natural sounds such as footsteps, coughing, door closing, etc. |
Sound on Tape (SOT) | Sound on tape, a standard reference to a sound bite (Television Script Format) |
Sources | A person or reference used to substantiate claims made in a story |
Storyboard | Pictures (generally drawings) that illustrates the proposed sequence of shots in a production |
Synchonization | Sound and audio recorded with images so the words sync with the mouth |
Talking head | Slang for the typical (and not too exciting) head-and-shoulders shot of actors seen on talk shows and newscasts |
Tally Light | The red light on a video camera |
Timeline | A visual line stretching across a computer screen representing intervals of time on which video clips can be placed during non-linear editing |
Track | The path of a reordered signal on a videotape or disc |
Transitions | Video effects placed between scenes or edits to achieve a smooth transition (Ex Fade out, Fade in, Dissolve) |
Wipes | An optical transition effect in which one image is replaced by another with a boundary edge that moves in a selected pattern across the frame |