Across
- 2. Three-legged camera mount offering stability and camera placement/movement
- 7. (CU) A tightly framed camera shot in which the principal subject is viewed at close range
- 10. The distance between the subject and the edge of the frame in the direction the subject is looking. Also called “look room.”
- 12. Special effects. Visual tricks and illusions.
- 13. Periodically videotaping a minimal number of frames over long durations of actual time. Upon playback, slow processes such as a flower blooming may be viewed in rapid motion.
- 17. (red, green, blue) Video signal transmission system that differentiates and processes all
- 19. One-legged camera support.
- 20. Difference between a picture's brightest and darkest areas.
- 22. Proper synchronization of video with audio -- lip movement with audible speech.
- 25. Occurring immediately, without delay for rendering.
- 26. Human-made illumination not limited to "indoor" variety:
- 31. Process or result of selectively recording video and/or audio on finished DVD.
- 33. Text specifying content of a production or performance, used as a guide.
- 34. Assembling finished program "on the fly" as you videotape simply by activating and pausing camcorder's record function.
- 37. Camera view including two subjects, often used in interview situations.
- 38. Production crew stagehand responsible for handling equipment, props, and scenery before, during, and after production.
- 41. (POV) Shot taken from a subject's point of view enabling viewers to see what the subject sees.
- 43. Accessories for video lights; adjustable folding flaps that control light distribution.
Down
- 1. Unnatural, abrupt switch between shots identical in subject but slightly different in screen location, so the subject appears to jump from one screen location to another.
- 3. Image transition effect of one picture gradually disappearing as another appears.
- 4. scale used to define the color of a light source; abbreviated as "K."
- 5. information in separate red, green and blue components--the primary color of light--for optimum image quality. Also defines type of color monitor.
- 6. Production crew technician responsible for placement and rigging of all lighting instruments.
- 8. A microphone that picks up sound from all directions.
- 9. (LS) Camera view of a subject or scene from a distance, showing a broad perspective.
- 11. Generic term for the people assuming on-screen roles in a videotaping.
- 12. Numbers corresponding to variable size of a camera's iris opening.
- 13. Basic lighting approach employing key, fill and back lights to illuminate subject with sense of depth and texture.
- 14. (post) Any video production activity following initial recording.
- 15. That which bounces off the illuminated subject.
- 16. Relative amount of "white" light's reddish or bluish qualities, measured in degrees Kelvin.
- 18. (Bayonet Fitting Connector aka British Naval Connector) A durable "professional" cable connector
- 21. (ambience) Natural background audio
- 23. To magnify an audio signal for mixing, distribution and transducing purposes.
- 24. Lamp providing illumination from behind.
- 27. (prompter) Mechanical device that projects and advances text on mirror directly in front of camera's lens, allowing talent to read their lines while appearing to maintain eye contact with viewers.
- 28. Unrehearsed, spontaneous act of speaking or performing.
- 29. Space between the top of a subject's head and a frame’s upper-screen edge.
- 30. Any short recorded audio segment for use in an edited program -- usually a highlight taken from an interview.
- 31. (Electronic news gathering) Use of portable video cameras, lighting and sound equipment to record news events in the field quickly.
- 32. Proportional width and height of on-screen picture. Current standard for a
- 35. Instantaneous change from one shot to another.
- 36. (Gigabyte) Giga- is a prefix that means one billion, so a Gigabyte is 1,000,000,000 bytes.
- 39. Shot of something other than the principal action that is shown while the principal action continues.
- 40. (frames per second) Measures the rate or speed of video or film. Film is typicnd thusally shot and played back at 24fps. Video is recorded and played back at 30fps.
- 42. Radiates a diffused, scattered blanket of light with soft, indistinct shadows.