Video Production Flashcards

Flashcards for key video production terms and concepts.

When should you White Balance?

Whenever the lighting changes

Critical Focus

Zoom in, focus on subject, then compose the shot

NDF (Neutral Density Filter)

A filter used to reduce the amount of light entering the camera, useful in bright conditions.

Cut-In

A close-up shot of something within the scene.

Cut-Away

A shot that is related to the current scene but shows something else.

B-Roll

Supplemental footage used to support the main shot or narrative.

Rule of Thirds in nature

Line up the horizon with the top or bottom horizontal line.

J-Cut

An editing technique where the audio from the next shot starts before the video cuts to it.

L-Cut

An editing technique where the video cuts to the next shot before the audio starts.

Nat Sound (Natural Sound)

The ambient or natural sound of an environment.

Jump Cut

An abrupt transition between two similar shots, creating a jarring effect.

180 Degree Rule

The practice of keeping the camera on one side of an imaginary line between subjects to maintain consistent spatial relationships.

3200 K

The color temperature of indoor lighting, typically measured in Kelvin.

5600 K

The color temperature of outdoor lighting, typically measured in Kelvin.

Nose Room

Leaving space in front of a subject's face in the frame, in the direction they are looking.

Lead Space

Leaving space in front of a moving subject in the frame, in the direction they are moving.

Headroom

Line up the subjects eye with the top horizontal line.

Phantom Power

External power supply required by some microphones.

Cardioid

Heart shaped

Omni

Circle shaped

Condenser Mic needs…

+48V

Direct Lighting

Light coming directly from the source.

Bounce Lighting

Light that is reflected off a surface, such as a ceiling or wall.

Inverse Square Law

When a light is 2x close, it’s 4x as bright

Light Diagram

A lighting setup including a key light, fill light, and hair light to illuminate a subject.

Z-Axis

Using diagonal lines to create depth and visual interest.

Depth of Field (DoF)

The area in a photo that appears sharp.

Lower F-Stop means what for DoF

Decreases the depth of field.

Narrative

A story with a beginning, middle, and end, following a structured plot.

Applying Modern Morals to the Past

Presentism

Genres

Categories of media defined by shared conventions.

Three quarter turn away portrays what

Shot of person facing away to show that they're rejecting, separated, or disassociating

Close up portrays what?

Helps create intimacy with characters portrayed

180 Rule for Shutter Speed and Framerate

Shutter Speed should be twice the amount of frames per second

Vertical/Horizontal Lines

Order, balance, structure and rigidity

Diagonal Lines

Create a tense, dynamic feel

Subsidiary Contrast

Second thing an eye looks for in a composition

Triadic composition

Tension in a composition

What is the 2 most important factors for setting up audio?

Distance from subject & the ambient noise

(True or False) You should compose shots on elbows, knees, ect.

False

Directional Mic

Cone shaped

At what percent should you acquire nat sound?

100%

The closer the subject means what for DoF?

DoF decreases

50mm does what to DoF?

Decreases DoF

25mm does what to DoF?

Increases DoF

How do you make two subjects that are 20ft apart appear closer?

Move the camera back and zoom in

Closing your iris in outdoor light increases DoF, how could you make the scene darker without messing with DoF?

Use an ND filter

Breaking a pattern invokes what emotion?

suspense

It’s all math!

Pattern recognition