Jargon and Transitions Lecture Flashcards

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering video production terminology, microphone types, and transition techniques based on the lecture transcript.

Talent

Reporter who appears on camera.

Interviewees or Sources

The people you interview (not to be called "talent").

Standup

The talent appearing on camera – usually at the middle or end of a story.

B-roll

The footage you use when you are doing voice over to fill in; the video portion of a segment where the audio explains the subject.

Frame

One complete image composed of two fields equaling one $30^{th}$ of a second; the viewable area.

Shot

A single recorded segment of video defined by the record button; intentional, isolated camera views that collectively comprise a scene.

Clip

One portion on a source tape or as a digital file selected for editing purposes, defined by “In” (starting) and “Out” (ending) points.

Preroll

Recorded for $5$ seconds at the beginning of each shot to provide an editing buffer and identification of the shot.

Postroll/Buffer

Recorded following the end of action to provide an editing buffer, ended by the director saying "cut".

Shoot-For-Edit Protocol

Format for recording all shots for editing: “Roll Camera,” clapper id, countdown, action begins, postroll/buffer, and “cut”.

Storyboard

A two column sheet that shows the script in one column and audio notes/camera movements in the other; MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE YOU BEGIN SHOOTING!

Continuity

Creating the impression that all shots are part of a single, continuous whole, such as having talent wear the same clothes or ensuring weather is similar.

Shotgun

Highly directional microphone with a long "barrel" designed to pick up sound from extreme distances.

Boom

Extension arm used to suspend a microphone or camera over sound or subjects to keep gear out of view or provide a unique angle.

Lavaliere

Small, easily concealed microphone commonly used for interview settings.

Transition

The effect used as a border between two cuts, which can telegraph different meanings to viewers.

Fade

Gradual diminishing or heightening of visual or audio intensity; common terms include “Fade Out” and “Fade to Black.”

Jump Cut

Unnatural, abrupt switch from and to shots identical in subject but slightly different in screen location, making the subject appear to jump.

Hard Cut

A transition which instantaneously ends one clip and starts another; the most popular kind of transition used by far.

Dissolve

A transition where one clip slowly decreases in strength while the next increases, often used to convey changes in time or location.

Cutaway

Shot of other than principal action frequently used as transitional footage or to avoid a jump cut.