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Act |
A major section (usually between 10 and 45 minutes) of a longer program. |
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Camera Angle |
The position from which a shot is taken, described by horizontal angle, vertical angle, and subject distance. |
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Continuity |
The organization of video material into a coherent presentation. |
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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 |
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Digital video effect |
Informally, any digitally-created transitional device other than a fade or dissolve. (Technically, fades and dissolves are usually digital, too.) |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Frame |
A single still picture, 30 of which make a second NTSC video. (Also, the border around the image.) |
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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. |
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Jump cut |
An edit in which the incoming shot is too similar visually to the outgoing shot. |
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Match point |
The paces, in two shots where they can be cut together to make the action appear continuous. |
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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. |
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Program |
Any complete video presentation, from a five-second commercial to a movie two or more hours long. |
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Scene |
A short segment of program content usually made up of several related shots. |
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Sequence |
A longer segment of program content, usually consisting of several related shots. |
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Setup |
An arrangement of production equipment (typically camera, microphone, and lighting) placed to record shots from a certain point of view. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
