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Basic Rules In Videomaking

Terms in Videomaking



Abby Singer

The second-to-last shot of the day. Named

after production manager Abby Singer , who would

frequently call "last shot of the day" or "this shot, and

just one more," only to have the director ask for more takes. See also martini shot.

Anamorphic

AKA: Cinemascope

An optical system which has differentmagnifications in the vertical and horizontal

dimensions of the picture. See also aspect ratio,

contrast with spherical. Cinemascope is a trade name

of an anamorphic technique.

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Back Projection

AKA: Rear Projection

A photographic technique whereby live action is

filmed in front of a screen which the background

action is projected on. Originally used for scenes

occurring in vehicles. Contrast this with a matte

shot.

Backlot

AKA: Back lot

A large, undeveloped area on studio property

used for constructing large open-air sets or for

filming wilderness scenes.













Cel Animation

A form of animation where hand drawn pictures are

transposed on to plastic sheets, each with a different

element such as characters and background, and layered

on top of each other to create a complete scene. The

composition is then photographed and incorporated in the

finished film. It was the predominate of form of animation

until the rise of computer generated animation in the mid

1990's.

CGI

AKA: Computer Generated Imagery

The use of computer graphics to create or enhance special

effects.







Digital Compositor

A person who does compositing by digital means (at a

computer), as opposed to using (pre-digital) optical or

physical techniques.

Digital Imaging Technician

A person who provides on-set quality control, image

manipulation & color correction, production continuity,

trouble shooting and consultation to assist in fullfilling the

requirements and vision of the cinematographer in film-styledigital production.



Edge Numbers

Numbers printed on the edge of a print to

allow easy identification of frames.

Editing

AKA: Visual Editing, Film Editing

Reconstructing the sequence of events ina movie. See also AVID, editor .


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Fade

AKA: Fade To Black, Fade In, Fade Out

A smooth, gradual transition from a normal image to

complete blackness (fade out), or vice versa (fade in).

Fast Motion

AKA: Skip Frame

A shot in which time appears to move more quickly than

normal. The process is commonly achieved by either

deleting select frames (called "skip frames") or by undercranking. See also motion artifact, freeze

frame, frame rate, judder .


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Gaffer

AKA: Chief Lighting Technician

The head of the electrical department, responsible for the

design and execution of the lighting plan for a production.

Early films used mostly natural light, which stagehands

controlled with large tent cloths using long poles called gaffs

(stagehands were often beached sailors or longshoremen,

and a gaff is a type of boom on a sailing ship). In 16th

Century English, the term "gaffer" denoted a man who was

the head of any organized group of laborers.

Goof

A take of a scene not used in a movie, usually because of

an on-camera mistake made by the cast or crew.









High Concept

Describes a film that includes and/or

exploits certain elements (e.g. fast action,

big-name stars) in order to attract a largeaudience.

Hold A word used on a continuity report to

indicate that a particular take should be

kept, but not developed.

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Intertitles

A title card appearing intercut with

a scene. Contrast with subtitles.

Commonly used with silent films.

Ink

Verb: to sign a contract. Noun: press

coverage.









Judder

An instability introduced when images sampled at

one frame rate are converted to a different frame

rate for viewing. This effect is most noticeable

when frames are repeated or deleted in order toobtain slow motion or fast motion. See alsomotion

artifact.

Jump Cut

A cut involving an interruption to the continuity of

time, where the image in a shot closely matches

the image of the previous shot.
























Key

A general adjective denoting importance.

Key GripAKA: Key

The key grip works closely with the director of

photography and the gaffer to sculpt the desired

look of a film by diffusing and cutting the light. The

key grip is also in charge of camera movement

whether on a dolly, camera crane or mounted on

the hood or bumper of a vehicle.



Layouts

AKA: Blocking

A person responsible for working out the action

before filming begins, including where the

characters should be, and the camera angles.

Lighting

AKA: Lights

Most productions use artificial lighting when

filming for various technical and artistic reasons,

both on location or on aset. Lighting is designed

by the director of photography in consultation with

the director , and is the responsibility of














Magnetic Soundtrack

AKA: Magnetic Print

A composite print in which the soundtrack is

recorded on the attached strip of magnetic tape.

Largely obsolete due to high cost andmaintenance difficulties.

Motion Blur

Shots of objects that quickly move in

the camera's frame, and/or shots with a

slow shutter speed are likely to produce a

"smearing" effect, since the object is in a range of

positions during a single exposure.


















Negative Cost

The cost of a movie through

the production of a finished negative,

not including the costs of prints,

advertising, or distribution.

Negative Print

AKA: Negative, Neg

A reverse light image capture. See

also positive print.









Off-line Editor

A person who performs the off-line work,

completing preliminary editing done in a lower-

cost editing facility, to prepare a list of edits for the

final, or on-line editor .

On-line Editor

A person who performs the on-line work, who

completes the final editing and preparation for

distribution of film, with edits often from a list of

changes created by the off-line editor .

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P&A

Prints and advertising, the major

costs of film distribution.

Pan

The action of rotating a camera aboutits vertical axis. See also tilt.










Quota Quickies

Low budget, short subjects made in

the UK in the 1930s. The

Cinematographic Films Bill, passed in

April 1927 stipulated that all UK

cinemas would have to include a

proportion of British films in their programmes. The percentage varied,

rising to 20% at one time. The "Quota

Quickies" were generally of a quite





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1. A cut involving an interruption to the continuity of

time, where the image in a shot closely matches

the image of the previous shot.

2. An optical system which has different

magnifications in the vertical and horizontaldimensions of the picture. See also aspect ratio,

contrast with spherical. Cinemascope is a trade

name of an anamorphic technique.

3. Verb: to sign a contract. Noun: press coverage.4. The use of computer graphics to create or

enhance special effects.

5. A person who does compositing by digital means

(at a computer), as opposed to using (pre-digital)













6. A large, undeveloped area on studio property

used for constructing large open-air sets or for

filming wilderness scenes.

7. Numbers printed on the edge of a print to allow

easy identification of frames.

8. Reconstructing the sequence of events in a

movie. See also AVID, editor .

9. A smooth, gradual transition from a normal

image to complete blackness (fade out), or viceversa (fade in).

10. A take of a scene not used in a movie, usually

because of an on-camera mistake made by the

cast or crew.



















Prepared By:

Joe Deo E. Peralta

Daniella C. Pangilinan

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