Ambient
Sound: When everyone
is quiet on location but noise still exists, e.g.,
barking dogs, airplanes, radios, fluorescent lights.
Angle: Camcorder
placement in relation to subject in terms of height;
e.g., high, eye-level. low.
Audio Dubbing:
Adding voices, music or other sounds to videotape.
Backlight:
The light off camera used to separate a subject
from
the background.
Biography:
Non-fiction story
about a person, usually told
as 3rd-person narrative.
Bounce Light:
Soft light that gets to the subject indirectly;
e.g., off walls, ceilings or reflecting devices.
Bounce Sound:
Sound heard
as it reflects off various objects, e.g., echo
Chronology:
The order an event takes place according to either
time and/or date.
Close-Up:
A "tight" shot that nearly fills the
frame with the subject.
Continuity:
Having the same placement of props, costumes
and people from one videotaping session to another.
Also, the smooth flow of real time (even
if shot on different days).
Credits:
The list of cast and crew, groups and all other
people that helped make the video tape possible.
Direct Sound:
Sound directly
from the subject to microphone.
Documentary:
Telling of a true story or event that teaches
or informs audience about subject -
can be current or historical.
Dubbing: Making
a copy of
your original videotape.
Editing:
Assembling videotape shots to tell a story.
Editorial:
Brief statement of opinion on a specific subject
or issue.
Fine Cut:
Edited videotape that
has right sequence of shots and sounds. Last stage
of editing
before adding music and effects.
Flashback:
Past events or moments inserted into
a current scene.
Floating:
Camcorder moves
with the subject.
Frame: The
border of the shot.
Key Lighting:
The main light
used to light a scene.
Logging: Reviewing
all the video-tape, keeping track of counter numbers,
the type of shot, description of sound and picture
- an important part of editing.
Medium Shot:
A basic shot which
includes both the subject and the surroundings.
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Narrator: A person usually not
part of the story who tells you
things about the story. Narration
can be added in editing.
Natural Light:
Any lighting that exists on location. Either sunlight
or electric.
News: Factual
reporting based
on current events - answers the questions who,
what, when,
where, why, and how.
New Vision:
Represents a new
way of looking at social issues which impact the
behavior and/or consciousness of a viewer.
Pan: A slow move of the camcorder from
left to right or right to left.
Paper Cut:
A list of shots and sounds made on paper to help
the editor.
Picture Lock:
After the fine cut, any last minute changes are
made here before adding music, narration or effects.
Point of View:
A shot seem from
a character's location; also, the attitude of
the story-teller about
the subject.
Pre-Production:
All the research, planning and creative work done
before actual taping.
Props: (Short for properties) Items that
characters will be using in the video, i.e., costumes,
umbrellas, tables, chairs.
Public Service Announcement (PSA):
Short video, like a commercial, aimed at raising
public awareness of an issue;
aims to persuade changes in behavior of audience.
Rough Cut: First
edit of original videotape which puts the shots
in order but does not try to be perfect.
Selects: Favorite shots used
to make up rough edit.
Shoot: The
actual, entire videotaping of your story.
Shot List:
List of what you
want to videotape.
Shot: Single
frame of your story.
Side Light:
Dramatic light that creates heavy shadows and
illuminates subject from the side.
Snap Zoom:
Very fast zoom that blurs the scene as you zoom-in
or zoom-out.
SoftLight:
A light that does not create a lot of shadows.
Storyboard:
Cartoon drawings
and description of the video story which show
the director what he may want videotaped.
Swish Pan:
Fast pan that blurs
the move.
Takes: All
shots you videotape
to get it "right."
Tilt: Up or
down movement
of the camcorder.
Tracking Shot:
Camera person moves while your subject moves.
Videography: Use of camcorder and script
to tell story.
Wide
Shot: Shows subject from a distance and tells
the viewer a lot about the subject's surroundings.
Zoom: Changes
emphasis on
your subject by getting close up
or far away from your subject,
by adjusting the lens, not
moving the camera.
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