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visual unity   whole, self-contained, and complete.  
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visual balance   every object has a visual weight.  
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visual tension   interplay of balanced and unbalanced elements within the frame.  
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rhythm   repetitive elements.  
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proportion   size, relative to distance to create depth.  
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contrast   light, dark color, and texture  
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texture   flatten out as you move away  
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directionality   unproportional/symmetrical  
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overlap   objects overlap showing distance  
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relative size   showing how big/small  
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vertical location   creates visual organization  
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linear perspective   narrows as it goes goes further away  
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foreshortening   distorts the closer it gets closer to the length  
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chiaroscuro   shadow and light used to create meaning.  
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atmospheric perspective   air blurs  
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the line   three types: sinuous, horizontal, vanishing point.  
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the sinuous line   curving to create focus.  
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compositional triangles   things in the frame create a triangle and make space and frame more interesting.  
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the horizontal line   line that goes from right to left.  
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vanishing point   the point at which receding parallel lines viewed in perspective appear to converge.  
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open frame   things can pass in and out of the frame  
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closed frame   everything happens within the frame  
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frame within a frame   like a doorway, lighting, grass. anything that directs you from one place to another.  
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balanced frame   objects are balanced equally on both sides of the frame.  
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unbalanced frame   objects are not balanced equally on both sides of the frame.  
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positive/negative space   amount of space the objects take up.  
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the rule of thirds   divide screen into thirds.  
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headroom   the space between the top of a subject’s head and the top of the frame.  
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nose room   the space in front, and in the direction, of moving or stationary subjects. Well-composed shots leave space in the direction the subject is moving.  
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umbrella reflector   can be used in place of key light and fill light.  
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bounced light   creates a soft, even light throughout the entire room.  
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MPEG-2   widely used audio and video compression scheme.  
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codec   generic term for a compression problems and issues.  
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artifacts   visible flaws caused by compression problems and issues.  
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rendering   process in which the computer "fleshes out" wire frames by adding surface materials and textures.  
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virtual reality sets   settings that are completely simulated.  
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bi-directional pick up pattern   microphone that picks up patterns from two directions.  
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omnidirectional pick up pattern   microphone that picks up patterns from all directions.  
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dynamic mic   regular mic whose transducer consists of a diaphragm connected to a movable coil. not as sensitive as high-grade mics.  
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30-degree rule   camera should change atleast 30 degrees or it looks jumpy.  
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preview bus   shows what you are about to cut to/ what is about to become the program bus.  
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luminance key   the part of the video signal that includes the brightness.  
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AFTRA   American Federation Television and Radio Artists  
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acting   the study of people.  
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SAG   screen actors guild.  
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commission   payment.  
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cattle call   open auditions in select cities.  
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callback   an invitation to return for a second audition or interview.  
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slate   verbal identification of actor on camera.  
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key   the first and usually most important light that a photographer, cinematographer, or other scene composer will use in a lighting setup.  
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dissolve   an act or instance of moving gradually from one picture to another.  
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program bus/direct-take bus   screen that shows that the view is seeing.  
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chroma key   colored scree selected for removal and replaced with another video source.  
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key clip   don't know what key clip is.  
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motion tracking   process of recording movement and translating that movement into a digital model.  
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character generator   a device or software that produces static or animated text (such as crawls and rolls) for keying into a video stream.  
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phantom power supply   a method for transmitting DC electric power through microphone cables to operate microphones that contain active electronic circuitry.  
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sweetening   to use audio effects to enhance and manipulate the audio sound.  
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proximity effect   an increase in bass or low frequency response when a sound source is close to a microphone.  
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XLR   commonly used for transmitting balanced mic and line level signals to speakers and mixers.  
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crossing the line - 180-degree rule   states that if two people are filmed in a sequence there is an invisible line between them and the camera should only be positioned anywhere within the 180 degrees on one side of the line.  
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b-roll   supplemental or alternate footage intercut with the main shot in an interview or documentary.  
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presence effect   don't know what presence effect is.  
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room tone   the "silence" recorded at a location or space when no dialogue is spoken . This term is often confused with ambience.  
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improv   acting without a script  
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cold read   script that you have not seen before  
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Hitchcock's birthplace   England  
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