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A/V Technology/Film
Term | Definition |
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Audiovisual | integration of sound and images |
Script | document outlining the details of an audiovisual production |
Passive Voice | style of writing in which the subject receiving rather than initiating the action; example: apples are eaten by Jane |
Active Voice | style of writing in which the subject performs an action indicated by the verb; example: Jane eats apples |
Evocative | Tending to evoke strong images, emotions, or memories |
Videography | process or art of capturing moving images on electric media |
Headroom | space in the shot above a subject |
Lead Space | extra space included in the direction a subject is looking or moving; may also be referred to as "looking space" if the subject is not moving |
Rule of Thirds | theory in pictures composition stating imaginary lines should be used to divide the shot into thirds horizontally and vertically, creating nine equal blocks, then focal points should be placed on the lines and at the intersections |
Distortion | altercation of the sound wave |
Foely Sounds | artificially created, realistic action noises, such as footsteps, recorded separately from the video and synchronized with visuals during post production |
Film score | original background (instrumental) music written for a movie |
Editing | process of manipulating and rearranging video clips to create a final product |
Kuleshov Effect | theory developed, studied and demonstrated by the Soviet filmmaker, Lev Kuleshov which states viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of multiple shots than from a single shot in isolation |
Normalization | process of adjusting all sound levels so they average or peek at a consistent target level |
Equalization | process of boosting or reducing levels of various frequencies (pitch) |
Room Tone | "silence" recorded on location; only background noise is captured |
Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR) | process of re-recording audio in studio in synchronization with the video |
Lower Third | textual on-screen label identifying people, places, etc. |