CHAPTER 1 ABOUT VIDEO - VOCABULARY

VIDEOA recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.

CAMCORDERA camcorder (camera recorder) is a portable electronic recording device capable of recording live-motion video and audio for later playback.

DIGITIZEConvert (pictures or sound) into a digital form that can be processed by a computer.

FILMNounA thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera, used to produce photographs or motion pictures.

FILMVerbCapture on film as part of a series of moving images; make a movie of (a story or event).

LIVEActually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing. Context examples: a live television program

SHOOTTo record film or video; also, “a shoot” is an informal term for the production phase of a film or video project.

TELEVISIONStudio-based multicamera video that is often produced and transmitted “live”.

VISUAL LITERACYThe ability to evaluate the content of visual media through an understanding of the way in which it is recorded and presented.