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Digital Media

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An audiovisual medium that records images on transparent plastic strips by means of photosensitive chemicals.   Film  
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editing the audio and video raw materials of a production to create a finished program   Postproduction  
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to record film or video; also, an informal term for the production phase of a film or video project   Shoot  
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the range of brightness values in an image, from black to white.   Grey Scale  
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the ability to evaluate the content of visual media through an understanding of the way in which it is recorded and presented   Visual Literacy  
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a group of related scenes, like a chapter in a verbal composition.   Sequence  
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The distribution of TV programs through electrical signals sent through the air   Broadcast  
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The amount of fine detail carried by an image   Resolution  
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To record images and sounds as numerical data, either directly in a camcorder or in the process of importing them to a computer   Digitize  
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The process of actually videotaping the material for a program   Production  
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Video whose images show much finer detail than those of traditional video   High definition video  
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Studio-based, multicamera video that is often produced and transmitted "live"   Television  
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Preparing the content and organizing the shoot, before rod program production actually starts.   Preproduction  
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An imaginary world behind the video screen that looks like the real one but operates by quite different rules.   Video World  
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Recorded and transmitted for display continuously and in real time   Live  
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An audiovisual medium that records on magnetic tape or disk by electronic means; also, single-camera taped program creation in the manner of film production, rather than studio television   Video  
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A single video picture, like a single word in a speech   Frame  
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A group of closely related shots, like a verbal paragraph   Scene  
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An appliance that both captures moving images and stores them on tape   Camcorder  
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A set of coninuous images, comparable to a verbal sentence   Shot  
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The distance between the subject and the edge of the frame toward which the subject is moving.   Lead Room  
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To pivot the camera horizontally on its support   Pan  
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An appliance that both captures moving images and stores them on tape   Camcorder  
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The control that turns the camera on and off   Power switch  
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A condition in which the camera is on and operating ut not recording.   Standby  
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The camera system that ensures the subject is clear and sharp   autofocus  
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The camera system that delivers the correct amount of illumination to the recording mechanism, regardless of the light level of the shooting environment   autoexposure  
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An ad to composition in the form of an imaginary tic tac toe grid superimposed on the image. Important picture components are aligned with the lines and intersections of the grid   Rule of thirds  
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to magnify or reduce the size of a subject by changing the focal lenght of the lens while recording   zoom  
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A setting that is selected automatically unless the user changes it manually   Default  
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The distance between the subject and the edge of the frame toward which the subject is looking.   look room  
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The positions from which the camcorder records shots   Camera Angles  
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Two shots that are edited together that are too similar   Jump Cut  
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A protective cover for a camcorder lens   Lens Cap  
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The control that changes the camcorder from standb to record mode, and back again.   Record Switch  
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A three legged camera support   Tripod  
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he distance between the top of a subject's head and the upper edge of the frame   Head room  
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General sounds in the recording enviorment   background noise  
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The camera system hat neutralizes the color tints of different light sources, such as sunshine and halogen lamps.   white balance  
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to advance a videotape through previously recorded sections o blank tape, in preparation for additional recording   Roll to raw stock  
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The video dimension parallel to the top and bottom of the screen   Height  
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To exclude an object completely from the screen   frame off  
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To move a subject from its original place in a way that is undetectable to the viewer   cheat  
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The four edges that make up the border of the screen. also, a single video image   Frame  
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To ad details that increase the believability of a screen illusion.   sell  
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To feature a subject in a composition   To frame  
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Any effect, trick, or stund in a movie   gag  
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the orientation of on-screen movement with the respect to the left and right edges of the frame.   screen direction  
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A sequence that takes place earlier in the story than the sequence that precedes it   Flashback  
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A eries of events moving forward in a single shot   Serial time flow  
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Repeating the action from the end of the outgoing shot at the start of the incoming shot to lenghten the screen time of the scene.   Overlapping action  
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an edit in which the audio and video of the new shot do not begin simultaneously   Split edit  
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A video time speed, within a shot, that is faster than that of the real world   Fast motion  
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Two of series of events moving forward in separate sequences, presented alternately in parts by cross cutting   parallel time flow  
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Showing two actions at once by alternating back and forth between them, presenting part of one, then part of the other then back to the first and so on   cross cutting  
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a split edit in which the sound from the new shot begins over the end of the preceding one.   audio leads  
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The video dimension parallel to the top and bottom of the screen   Height  
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To exclude an object completely from the screen   frame off  
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To move a subject from its original place in a way that is undetectable to the viewer   cheat  
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The four edges that make up the border of the screen. also, a single video image   Frame  
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To ad details that increase the believability of a screen illusion.   sell  
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To feature a subject in a composition   To frame  
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Any effect, trick, or stund in a movie   gag  
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the orientation of on-screen movement with the respect to the left and right edges of the frame.   screen direction  
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A sequence that takes place earlier in the story than the sequence that precedes it   Flashback  
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A eries of events moving forward in a single shot   Serial time flow  
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Repeating the action from the end of the outgoing shot at the start of the incoming shot to lenghten the screen time of the scene.   Overlapping action  
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an edit in which the audio and video of the new shot do not begin simultaneously   Split edit  
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A video time speed, within a shot, that is faster than that of the real world   Fast motion  
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Two of series of events moving forward in separate sequences, presented alternately in parts by cross cutting   parallel time flow  
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Showing two actions at once by alternating back and forth between them, presenting part of one, then part of the other then back to the first and so on   cross cutting  
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a split edit in which the sound from the new shot begins over the end of the preceding one.   audio leads  
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Lines on the picture plan that emphasize an element by pointing to it   Leading Lines  
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The simulation of depth in a two-dimensional image.   Perspective  
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Arranging objects clearly in an image   Order (in composition)  
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A method of composiont that divides the image in halves   vertical position  
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Eliminaing unnecessary objects   Simplicity  
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Distributing objects to create equal visual "weight" in different parts of the image   Balance  
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Diagonal lines in a composition that enhance its apparent depth   Receding lines  
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The components of an image   Pictorial elements  
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A balanced composition in which the pictorial elements are distribued informally in the image.   Asymmetrical Balance  
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Enhancing apparent depth by placing some pictorial elements in front of others   Overlap  
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Using compositional techniques to direct the viewer's attention   Leading the eye  
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A form of perspective based on the height of an element on the picture plane.   Vertical position  
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he parot of the image that appears sharp and clear; also, generally, e object of a viewer's attention   Focus  
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The surface on which an image is displayed   Picture plane  
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Identifying and understanding the elements in a composition   Decoding  
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The purpoeful arrangement of elemens in an image   Composition  
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The process of calling attention to a pictorial element   Emphasis  
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The difference between one pictorial element and others; also, the ratio of the brightest part of an image to the darkest   Contrast  
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The position of a pictorial element on a scale from black to white.   Brightness  
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Composing an image by placing important elements one-third of the way from the top, bottom, and/or sides of the frame   Rule of thirds  
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