| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Act | A major section (usually between 10 and 45 minutes) of a longer program. |
| Camera Angle | The position from which a shot is taken, described by horizontal angle, vertical angle, and subject distance. |
| Continuity | The organization of video material into a coherent presentation. |
| Cut Together | A term with two meanings: 1) to follow one shot with another; 2) to select edit points on outgoing and incoming shots so that an edit is not apparent |
| Digital video effect | Informally, any digitally-created transitional device other than a fade or dissolve. (Technically, fades and dissolves are usually digital, too.) |
| Dissolve | A fade-in that coincides with a fade-out, so that the incoming shot gradually replaces the outgoing shot. Typically used as a transition between sequences that are fairly closely related. |
| Fade-in | A transition in which the image beginning as pure black and gradually lightens to full brightness. Used to signal the start of a major section such as an act or an entire program. |
| Fade-Out | A transition in which the image beings at full brightness and gradually darkens to pure black. Used to signal the end of a major section such as an act or an entire program. |
| Frame | A single still picture, 30 of which make a second NTSC video. (Also, the border around the image.) |
| Image | A single unit of visual information. An image may last for may frames, until the subject, the camera, or both create a new image by moving. Most shots contain several identifiable images. |
| Jump cut | An edit in which the incoming shot is too similar visually to the outgoing shot. |
| Match point | The paces, in two shots where they can be cut together to make the action appear continuous. |
| Point of view | A vantage point from which the camera records a shot. Unlike a camera angle, a point of view is not described by subject distance ("closeup," etc.) and unlike a setup, a point of view is not concerned with production equipment. |
| Program | Any complete video presentation, from a five-second commercial to a movie two or more hours long. |
| Scene | A short segment of program content usually made up of several related shots. |
| Sequence | A longer segment of program content, usually consisting of several related shots. |
| Setup | An arrangement of production equipment (typically camera, microphone, and lighting) placed to record shots from a certain point of view. |
| Shot | A single continuous recording. In editing, shot A may be interrupted by shot B before resuming. When this happens, the second part of the original shot A may be considered a new shot. |
| Telephoto | A lens or a setting on a zoom lens that magnifies subjects and minimizes apparent depth by filing the frame with a narrow angle of view. |
| Wide-angle | A lens or a setting on a zoom lens that minimizes subjects and magnifies apparent depth by filling the frame with a wide angle of view. |
| Wipe | A transition between sequences in which a line moves across the screen, progressively covering the outgoing shot before it with the incoming shot behind it. |
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