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Technology and Film Production

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Assembly Edit   Constructing a video program by transferring clips in sequence on the timeline  
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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 cut film or sound stock could be arranged and hung  
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Capture   The process of transferring digital video or audio to the computer for editing  
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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  
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Cut   A visual transition in editing in which one shot is replaced on screen with another  
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Cutaway   A shot other than, but related to, the main action  
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Drop Out   A momentary loss of a picture signal during tape playback  
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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 works for produc  
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Effects   Tools in the switcher or editing system that can be used for fades, wipes or special effects  
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Frame Rate   The frequency at which film or video frames run  
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Genre/Style   The classification of literature, movies, plays, etc according to form and structure and the manipulation and interpretation of reality  
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Indexing   The method of using the computer to time-code to log the location of audio and/or video on a tape  
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Inputs   Connections on equipment used to transfer data from another piece of equipment  
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Insert Edit   replacing part of a previously edited video and/or audio segment with new material the opposite of assembly edit  
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Insert Shot   A shot that provides close-up detail on the action  
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Master   Video industry term for the tape containing the finished (edited) program  
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Monitor   A TV set, normally without an RF tuner or audio circuitry, used for the checking of color, composition, etc, during a production  
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Natural Sound (NAT)   Any naturally occurring sound recorded in the field, other than interviews  
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Non-Profit   An organization that reinvests all profits back into the organization  
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Outputs   Connections from the equipment to transfer data to another piece of equipment  
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Package   A television story filed by a reporter which typically includes narration, a stand-up, bites, and accompanying video and natural sound  
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Point of View   A shot from an angle that approximates what a designed actor is seeing at a particular moment  
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Post-Production   The period in a project's development that takes place after the picture is delivered, or "after the production"  
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Pre-Production   The planning stage of a production  
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Production   The taping of the project  
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PSA(Public Service Announcement)   A message produced and broadcast at no charge for qualifying non-profit organizations  
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Render   Computer process of performing the calculations to create detail in a three-dimensional computer-generated scene or special effect  
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Royalty   Money paid to the copyright owner for permission to use/ reproduce copyrighted material  
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Royalty-Free   Material that can be used/ reproduced freely without paying royalties  
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Script   The written blueprint for a production  
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Shot List   A list made in the pre-production phase that lists all shots needed to create the project during the production phase  
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Sound Effect   Recordings of special or natural sounds such as footsteps, coughing, door closing, etc  
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Sound on Tape (SOT)   Sound on tape, a standard reference to a sound bite  
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Sources   A person or reference used to substantiate claims made in a story  
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Storyboard   Pictures that illustrates the proposed sequence of shots in a production  
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Synchronization   Sound an audio recorded with images so the words sync with the mouth  
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Talking Head   Slang for the typical head-and-shoulders shot of actors seen on talk shows and newscasts  
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Tally Light   The red light on a video camera  
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Timeline   A visual line stretching across a computer screen representing intervals of time on which video clips can be placed during non-linear editing  
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Track   The path of a reorder signal on a videotape or disc  
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Transitions   Video effects placed between scenes or edits to achieve a smooth transition  
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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  
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