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Video Terminology
Basic video terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aperture | Iris opening of a lens, usually measured in f-stops. |
| Audio | Sound recorded with the picture |
| Autofocus | Automatic adjustment of the lens to keep objects sharp |
| Beam Splitter | Optical device within the camera that splits the white light into the three primary colors; red, green and blue. |
| Camcorder | A single unit consisting of a video camera and recording unit. |
| camera chain | The camera and associated equipment, consisting of the power supply, the sync generator, and the CCU (camera control unit) |
| CCD – Charge Coupled Device | An image sensing element that translates the optical image into a video signal. |
| Closeup | Show subject from the shoulders to the top of the head. |
| Composition | The purposeful arrangement of parts of the image. |
| Continuity | The organization of video into a coherent presentation, giving the illusion that a program is a single continuous piece. |
| Contrast | The difference between the lightest and darkest parts of an image. |
| Cutaway | A shot other than, but related to, the main action. |
| Dialogue | Speech by performers on-screen. |
| Digital Zoom | A method of zooming which digitally crops and enlarges part of the image. This is not a true zoom and results in loss of quality. |
| Dolly | A rolling camera support |
| ENG/EFP camera | Highly portable, self-contained camera for electronic news gathering (ENG) or electronic field production (EFP). |
| Exposure | The amount of light which is passed through the iris, and which the CCD or film is exposed to. |
| Extreme Closeup | Show subject from the base of the nose to the eyebrows. |
| Extreme Closeup | Show subject from the base of the nose to the eyebrows. |
| Extreme Long Shot | Subject is tiny in the frame. |
| Focus | The process of adjusting the lens in order to obtain a sharp, clear picture. |
| Frame | One complete video, television or film picture. In video and television, each frame is divided into two interlaced fields. PAL and SECAM systems deliver 25 frames per second with 625 horizontal scan lines. NTSC delivers 30 fps with 525 lines |
| Full Shot | Subject fills the screen from top to bottom, often with a small amount of headroom. |
| Green Screen | A film and video technique in which action is shot against a green screen, which is replaced with a different background. |
| Headroom | The amount of space between the top of the subject's head and the top of the picture frame. |
| Image | A single unit of visual information. |
| Iris | Adjustable lens-opening mechanism to let light in. |
| Jump Cut | A video transition in which one shot appears to "jump" to another shot with very similar framing. Usually considered undesirable but can be used for dramatic effect. |
| Long Shot | Subject is small in the frame. Half the frame height or less. |
| Medium Closeup | Show subject from the solar plexus to top of the head. |
| Medium Long Shot | Subject is distinct in the frame but with considerable head and foot room. |
| Medium Shot | Show subject from the belt line to the top of the head. |
| Mid-Shot | A camera framing term, half-way between a wide-shot and a close-up. A mid-shot of a person will show them from about the waist or chest up. |
| Optical Zoom | A method of zooming which uses a telephoto lens, i.e. the zoom is provided by the optics rather than digital processing. Optical zoom is better than digital zoom |
| Pan | side to side camera movement |
| POV: Point of View | A point from which the camera records a shot to show the audience what someone on the screen is seeing. |
| Production | The process of creating a media product, or in some cases, the product itself. |
| Rule of Thirds | A technique in camera framing where the frame is divided into imaginary sections to create reference points. Like a Tic-Tac-Toe |
| Scene | In film, television or stage, all the action/shots which take place at a certain time and location and comprise a segment of the program. |
| Shot | A continuous piece of video or film footage. Everything you get between pressing "record" and "stop". |
| Three Quarter Shot | Show subject from the knees to the top of the head. |
| Tilt | Up and down camera movement |
| Tripod | A three-legged stand for mounting equipment such as a camera, etc. |
| Video | Any medium which displays moving images electronically |
| Viewfinder | A small video monitor on a camera that displays the picture the camera generates. |
| VTR | Video tape recorder |
| White Balance | A camera function which gives a reference to "true white" in order for the camera to interpret all colors correctly. |
| Wideshot (WS) | A framing term, meaning a camera shot which shows the whole of the subject. |
| WMA | Windows Media Audio file, a file format used for delivering digital audio. |
| WMV | Windows Media Video file, a file format used for delivering digital video and audio. |
| Zoom Lens | Variable-focal-length lens. All video cameras are equipped with a zoom lens. |
| Zoom | In and out camera movement |
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