Video Production Vocab

2. a written idea of the characters, props, and events you’ll need to tell your story.
3. an electronic camera stabilizer.
5. what you see once you decide on your lens and camera placement
6. refers to the speed at which a video’s plot unfolds or the spacing between lines of dialogue.
7. refers to the lines written in a script that actors or characters will say during the production stage.
8. Storyboards that use animation to sketch a story instead of a piece of paper, are called Animatics.
11. typically versions of the script that haven’t been revised or approved by the project’s stakeholders.
13. type of camera support rig that allows you to move the camera smoothly over larger distances.
15. a type of lens that captures subjects from a fixed focal length.
17. the person who records the scenes and shots from the shot list.
19. the main light source used to light your subject
20. a sketch of your story’s events: how scenes will look.

1. a type of lens that allows you to get closer to or farther from the subject without moving the camera or switching lenses.
4. the physical place where filming occurs. This can be out in real-world locations, or in a controlled studio environment.
9. refers to the framing of a subject or location.
10. a technique of lighting that cinematographers use, by positioning light behind, and above a subject to separate them from the background.
12. measured in frames per second (fps), is the pace at which your video will show these images.
14. a written document that contains your story’s plot alongside the characters, locations, and dialogue that are part of it.
16. a sequence of continuous action on film.
18. the process of processing your edited footage or animation