Glossary
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- A/B Testing
- Ableton Live
- AC Adapter
- Accent Light
- Acceptance Criteria
- Accessibility Standards
- ACES (Academy Color Encoding System)
- Acoustic Treatment
- Act Structure
- Action Camera
- Ad-based Video on Demand (AVOD)
- Adaptive Bitrate Streaming
- Addressable TV
- Adobe Audition
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere Elements
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement)
- ADR Editor
- Advertising Ethics
- Advertising Standards
- Aerial Drone
- Aerial Shot
- Affiliate Marketing
- After Effects
- Age Verification Systems
- Agile Coaching
- Agile Manifesto
- Agile Project Management
- Agile Video Production
- Alpha Channel
- Ambience
- Ambient Light
- Ambient Noise
- Ambient Occlusion
- Ambisonics
- Analytics
- Anamorphic Lens Flare
- Animal Handler
- Antagonist
- Aperture
- Arbitration Clause
- Arc Shot
- Arnold Renderer
- Art Direction
- Art Director
- Asana
- Aspect Ratio
- Aspect Ratio Conversion
- Assignment Clause
- Assistant Director (AD)
- Asynchronous Communication Tools
- Atmos Mixing
- ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee)
- Attribution
- Audacity
- Audience Targeting
- Audio Codec
- Audio Interface
- Audio Mixer
- Audio Mixing
- Audio Recorder
- Audio Track
- Audition
- Augmented Reality (AR) Content
- Autodesk 3ds Max
- Autodesk Smoke
- Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR)
- Automation
- Avid Media Composer
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- B-Roll
- Back Light
- Backdrop Stand
- Backlight
- Backlog Grooming (Backlog Refinement)
- Backstory
- Barn Doors
- Basecamp
- Battery Pack
- Beat
- Beauty Light
- Behavioral Targeting
- Berne Convention
- Best Boy
- Bi-directional Microphone
- Binaural Audio
- Binaural Recording
- Bird's Eye View Shot
- Bit Depth
- Bit Rate
- Bleach Bypass
- Blender
- Blocking
- Bloom
- Blu-ray
- Body Mount (Snorricam)
- Boom Mic
- Boom Operator
- Boom Pole
- Boris FX Sapphire
- Bounce Light
- Bounce Rate
- Brand Integration
- Breakdown Sheet
- Broadcast
- Broadcast License
- Broadcast Standards
- Budgeting
- Bump Mapping
- Burn-up Chart
- Burndown Chart
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- C-stand (Century Stand)
- Cable Television
- Call Sheet
- Call to Action (CTA)
- Camera Operator
- Camtasia
- CAN-SPAM Act
- Canted Frame (Dutch Tilt)
- Capacity Planning
- Cardioid Microphone
- Casting
- Casting Director
- Catalyst
- Catch-up TV
- Caterer
- Catering
- Cease and Desist Order
- CGI (Computer Generated Imagery)
- Chain of Title
- Change Management
- Character Arc
- Cheat Cut
- Chiaroscuro
- Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
- Choker Shot
- Choreographer
- Chroma Key
- Chroma Subsampling
- Chromatic Aberration
- Cinema 4D
- Cinema Camera
- Cinematic Lighting
- Cinematographer/Director of Photography (DP)
- Clapperboard
- Class Action Lawsuit
- Click-Through Rate (CTR)
- Climax
- Clip Studio Paint
- Clipping
- Close-up
- Cloud Distribution
- Cloud Gaming
- Cloud Storage
- Co-Production Agreement
- Codec
- Collaboration Tools
- Collecting Societies
- Color Bit Depth
- Color Correction
- Color Depth
- Color Grading
- Color Matching
- Color Model
- Color Science
- Color Space
- Color Wheels
- Colorist
- Completion Bond
- Compliance Audit
- Composer
- Composer Agreement
- Compositing
- Compression
- Condenser Mic
- Confidentiality Agreement
- Conflict
- Conflict Resolution
- Consumer Protection Laws
- Consumer Rights Law
- Container Format
- Content Delivery Network (CDN)
- Content ID
- Content Marketing
- Content Rating Systems
- Content Syndication
- Continuity
- Continuous Integration
- Contract Rider
- Contrast
- Contrast Lighting
- Conversion Rate
- Cookie
- Copyright
- Copyright Notice
- Copyright Term
- Corel VideoStudio
- Costume Design
- Costume Designer
- Costume Standby
- Cowboy Shot
- Craft Services
- Crane Shot
- Creative Commons
- Crew Contract
- Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)
- Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Cross Dissolve
- Cross-Cut
- Cross-functional Team
- Cross-Promotion
- Crowd Simulation
- Crushing the Blacks
- Curves Adjustment
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Cut
- Cut-In
- Cutaway
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- Dailies
- Dailies Technician
- Daily Scrum
- Daily Stand-up
- Data Protection Agreement (DPA)
- Data Retention Policy
- DaVinci Resolve
- DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)
- Day for Night
- De-Essing
- Decibel (dB)
- Defamation
- Definition of Done (DoD)
- Deinterlacing
- Deity Mic
- Delay
- Deliverables
- Denouement
- Depth Map
- Depth of Field (DoF)
- Derivative Work
- Desaturation
- Dialect Coach
- Dialogue
- Dialogue Editing
- Dialogue Editor
- Diegetic Sound
- Diffuser
- Digital Advertising
- Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
- Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI)
- Digital Cinema Package (DCP)
- Digital Compositing
- Digital Copyright
- Digital Distribution
- Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)
- Digital Intermediate (DI)
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
- Digital Rights Management (DRM)
- Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)
- Digital Zoom
- Direct Box (DI Box)
- Direct Marketing
- Directional Microphone
- Director
- Dirty Shot
- Displacement Mapping
- Display Advertising
- Dissolve
- Distance Factor
- Distribution Agreement
- Distribution Manager
- DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act)
- Document Management System (DMS)
- Dolby Atmos
- Dolly
- Dolly Grip
- Dolly Shot
- Downconversion
- Downmixing
- Drone Gimbal
- Drones
- Dropbox
- DSLR (Digital Single-Lens Reflex)
- Dubbing
- Dutch Angle (Dutch Tilt)
- Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI)
- Dynamic Character
- Dynamic Microphone
- Dynamic Range
- Dynamic Range Compression
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- E&O Insurance (Errors and Omissions Insurance)
- Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Edge Blending
- Edit Decision List (EDL)
- Editor
- Electrician
- Electronic Sell-Through (EST)
- Electronic Viewfinder (EVF)
- Email Marketing
- End User License Agreement (EULA)
- Engagement Rate
- Epic
- Epic User Stories
- EQ (Equalization)
- Equal Time Rule
- Equalization (EQ)
- Equipment Rental
- Escrow Agreement
- Establishing Shot
- Ethics Committee
- Event Marketing
- Exclusivity Agreement
- Exclusivity Clause
- Exposition
- Exposure
- External Recorder
- Extreme Close-up (ECU)
- Eye Light
- Eye-Level Shot
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- Fade-In/Fade-Out
- Fair Dealing
- Fair Use
- Fairness Doctrine
- Fast Motion
- Feature Creep
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Feedback
- Field Mixer
- Field Recorder
- File Sharing
- Fill Card
- Fill Light
- Film Editor
- Film Emulation
- Filter
- Final Cut
- Final Cut Pro
- Final Draft
- First Assistant Director (1st AD)
- FL Studio
- Flag
- Flash-forward
- Flashback
- Floodlight
- Fluid Simulation
- Focus
- Focus Puller
- Foley
- Foley Artist
- Foley Sound
- Follow Focus
- Force Majeure Clause
- Foreshadowing
- Fourth Wall
- Frame Rate
- Framing
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- Freemium Model
- Freeze Frame
- Fusion
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- H.264/AVC
- Hair Stylist
- Hairdresser
- Halation
- Handheld Rig
- Handheld Shot
- Hard Light
- HDR
- HDR (High Dynamic Range) Imaging
- HDR Grading
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- HEVC (H.265)
- High Angle Shot
- High Concept
- High Key Lighting
- Highlight and Shadow Recovery
- Highlight Recovery
- HitFilm
- Host Liability
- Hot Shoe
- Houdini
- Hue
- Hue Shift
- Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV)
- Hybrid VOD
- Hyperlapse
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- Image Plate
- Impedance
- Incident Light
- Inciting Incident
- Incremental Delivery
- Indemnity Agreement
- InDesign
- Influencer Marketing
- Influencer Outreach
- Information Radiator
- Infrared Photography
- Infringement
- Injunctive Relief
- Ink & Paint
- Insert Cable
- Insert Edit
- Insert Shot
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property (IP)
- Intellectual Property Infringement
- Intellectual Property Law (IP Law)
- Interchangeable Lenses
- Interlaced Video
- Interpolation
- Intimacy Coordinator
- Invisible Cut
- IPTV (Internet Protocol Television)
- ISO Image
- ISO Noise Reduction
- ISO Sensitivity
- Isolated Track
- Isolation Booth
- Iteration
- Iterative Development
- Iterative Feedback
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- L-Cut
- Landing Page
- Lavalier Microphone
- Lead Time
- Lean Production
- Lean Project Management
- LED Lights
- Legal Counsel
- Legalize Colors
- Letterbox
- Levels
- LFE Channel (Low-Frequency Effects)
- Libel and Slander
- Licensing Agreement
- Lien
- Lifestyle Marketing
- Lift-Gamma-Gain
- Light Field Capture
- Light Meter
- Light Stand
- Lighting Consistency
- Lightworks
- Limitation of Liability Clause
- Limiter
- Line Producer
- Linear Editing
- Linear TV
- Live Streaming
- Live Streaming Hardware
- Location Agreement
- Location Manager
- Location Release
- Location Scout
- Location Scouting
- Locked-Off Shot
- Logarithmic (Log) Grading
- Logic Pro
- Logline
- Long Take (One-shot take)
- Lookalike Audiences
- Lookup Cube (3DLUT)
- Loop Group
- Looping
- Low Angle Shot
- Low Key Lighting
- LUT (Look-Up Table)
- LUT Preview
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- MacGuffin
- Make-up Artist
- Market Segmentation
- Marketing Director
- Master Shot
- Master Use License
- Mastering
- Match Cut
- Match-on-Action
- Matchmoving
- Matte Box
- Matte Painting
- Maya
- Mechanical License
- Media Aggregator
- Media Censorship
- Media Compliance
- Media Regulation
- Mediation Clause
- Medium Shot (MS)
- Memory Cards
- Merchandising Agreement
- Metadata
- Microsoft Teams
- Midtones
- Milestone Tracker
- Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
- Mirrorless Camera
- Mise-en-scène
- Mobile Marketing
- Mocha Pro
- Monetary Damages
- Monitor
- Monitor Headphones
- Mono Sound
- Montage
- Moonlight Effect
- Moral Rights
- Moral Rights Clause
- Morphing
- Motif
- Motion Blur
- Motion Capture (MoCap)
- Motivated Light
- MPEG-DASH
- Multi-CDN Strategy
- Multi-platform Distribution
- Multi-track Recording
- Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (MVPD)
- Music Licensing
- Music Licensing Agreement
- Music Publishing Agreement
- Music Supervisor
- Mute/Solo Functions
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- Narrative Consultant
- Narrative Hook
- Narrative Structure
- Native Advertising
- Natural Light
- Natural Lighting (Available Light)
- ND Filters (Neutral Density Filters)
- Near Video on Demand (NVOD)
- Negative Fill
- Net Neutrality
- Net Profit Participation
- Network DVR (nDVR)
- Neuromarketing
- Neutral Density (ND) Filter Effect
- No Compete Clause
- Noise
- Noise Floor
- Noise Gates
- Noise Reduction
- Non-Compete Agreement
- Non-Diegetic Sound
- Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA)
- Non-linear Editing (NLE)
- Normal Mapping
- Normalization
- NTSC (National Television System Committee)
- Nuke
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- Objective Camera
- Obscenity Law
- Octane Render
- Omni-Channel Marketing
- Omni-directional Microphone
- On-camera Monitor
- Oners (One-Shot Sequence)
- Online Behavioral Advertising (OBA)
- Operational Efficiency
- Optical Zoom
- Option Agreement
- Orphan Works
- OTT (Over-the-Top)
- Outline
- Output
- Over-the-Shoulder Shot (OTS)
- Overdubbing
- Overhead Shot
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- Pacing
- PAL (Phase Alternating Line)
- Pan
- Pan-and-Scan
- Panning
- Parabolic Light
- Parabolic Microphone
- Parallel Plot
- Parental Advisory
- Particle Effects
- Patent
- Pay-per-click (PPC)
- Pay-Per-View (PPV)
- Paywall
- Peak Meter
- Peak Normalization
- Performance Contract
- Performance Rights
- Permits
- PERT Chart (Program Evaluation Review Technique)
- Phantom Power
- Pillarbox
- Pinnacle Studio
- Pitch
- Pitch Shifting
- Pixel Aspect Ratio
- Place-Shifting
- Plagiarism
- Plate
- Plate Shot
- Playout
- Plot Points
- Podcasting
- Point of View (POV)
- Point of View Shot (POV)
- Poker Planning (Planning Poker)
- Polarizing Filters
- Pop Filter
- Portfolio Management
- Poser
- Post-Production Supervisor
- Poster
- Practical Effects
- Practical Light
- Pre-Visualization (Previs)
- Press Kit
- Press Release
- Primary Color Correction
- PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments)
- Privacy Laws
- Privacy Policy
- Privacy Rights
- Pro Tools
- Producer
- Product Backlog
- Product Liability
- Product Owner
- Product Placement
- Product Placement Agreement
- Production Accountant
- Production Agreement
- Production Assistant (PA)
- Production Board
- Production Coordinator
- Production Designer
- Production Manager
- Production Meeting
- Production Schedule
- Program Management
- Programmatic Advertising
- Progressive Scan
- Project Charter
- Project Governance
- Project Management Software (PMS)
- Project Portfolio Dashboard
- Prop Master
- Property Master
- Props
- Protagonist
- Proxy Editing
- Public Access TV
- Public Domain
- Pull Focus
- Pull System
- Pull-out Shot (Pull Back, Withdraw)
- Push-in Shot
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- RACI Chart (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed)
- Rack Focus
- RAW Format
- Ray Tracing
- Re-recording Mixer
- Reaction Shot
- Read-through
- Rec. 709
- Recce (Reconnaissance)
- Recoupment Clause
- Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite
- Reflectance Map
- Reflector
- Rehearsal
- Release Form
- Release Planning
- Remarketing
- Render Farm
- Rendering
- Residuals Clause
- Resolution
- Resource Allocation
- Resource Management
- Retargeting/Remarketing
- Retrospective Meeting
- Reverb
- Reverse Angle Shot
- Rhino 3D
- Rider
- Rig
- Right to Publicity
- Ring Light
- Rising Action
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Management
- Room Tone
- Rotoscoping
- Rough Cut
- Royalties
- Royalty Agreement
- Royalty Audit
- Royalty-Free
- Russian Arm
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- Safe Harbor
- Safe Harbor Regulations
- Safety Shot
- Sales Agency Agreement
- Sandbags
- Satellite Television
- Saturation
- Scaling Agile
- Scene
- Scope Creep
- Scouting Report
- ScreenFlow
- Screenwriter
- Scrims
- Script
- Script Breakdown
- Script Coordinator
- Script Doctor
- Script Supervisor
- Scrivener
- Scrum Alliance
- Scrum Board
- Scrum Master
- Scrum of Scrums
- Scrums
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- SECAM (Séquentiel Couleur à Mémoire)
- Second Assistant Director (2nd AD)
- Second Screen
- Second Unit
- Second Unit Director
- Secondary Color Correction
- Secondary Saturation
- Selective Color Correction
- Self-Regulation in Media
- Sensor Size
- SEO Content Strategy
- Sequence
- Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- Set Decorator
- Set Dressing
- Settlement Agreement
- Severability Clause
- Shader
- Shadow Tint
- Shooting Script
- Shot List
- Shotgun Mic
- Shotgun Microphone
- Shutter Speed
- Sibelius
- Sidelight
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
- Silhouette
- Silhouette FX
- Silhouette Shot
- Simulcast
- Single Shot
- Six Sigma
- Skin Tone Line
- Sky Replacement
- Slack
- Slander of Title
- Slate
- Slider
- Slider Shot
- Slow Motion
- Smoke and Fire Simulation
- Snoot
- Social Media
- Social Media Campaign
- Social Proof
- Social TV
- Soft Focus
- Soft Light
- Softbox
- Sony Vegas Pro
- Sound Booth
- Sound Design
- Sound Designer
- Sound Editing
- Sound Editor
- Sound Effects (SFX)
- Sound Effects Library
- Sound Fades
- Sound Library
- Sound Mixer
- Sound Restoration
- Soundcheck
- Soundtrack
- Source Music
- Spec Script
- Special Effects (SFX)
- Special Effects Coordinator
- Special Effects Supervisor
- SpeedGrade
- Spike
- Spill
- Split Edit
- Split Screen
- Split Toning
- Sponsorship Agreement
- Sponsorship Disclosure
- Spotlight
- Spotting Session
- Sprint Planning
- Sprint Retrospective
- Sprint Review
- Sprints
- Stabilizers
- Stakeholder Management
- Static Character
- Static Shot
- Statutory Compliance
- Statutory Damages
- Steadicam
- Steadicam Operator
- Steadicam Shot
- Stereo Recording
- Stereo Sound
- Stereoscopic 3D
- Stock Footage
- Story Arc
- Storyboard
- Storyboard Artist
- Storyboard Pro
- Streaming
- Streaming Media
- Strobe Lighting
- Stunt Coordinator
- Subjective Camera
- Submix
- Subplot
- Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD)
- Substance Designer
- Substance Painter
- Subsurface Scattering (SSS)
- Subtitle and Captioning
- Subtitling
- Sunset Clause
- Super-Cardioid Microphone
- Surround Channels
- Surround Sound
- Sync License
- Synchronization License
- Synchronous Communication Tools
- Synopsis
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- Table Read
- Takedown Notice
- Talent Holding Deal
- Talent Release
- Talent Release Form
- Tape Measure
- Task Management
- Teal and Orange Look
- Teaser
- Tech Scout
- Technical Debt
- Teletext
- Temp Track
- Termination Clause
- Terms of Service (ToS)
- Texture Mapping
- Theme
- Thermal Camera
- Third Assistant Director (3rd AD)
- Third-party Rights
- Three-Act Structure
- Three-Point Lighting
- Tilt
- Time Tracking Software
- Time-Lapse
- Time-Lapse Photography
- Time-Shifting
- Timeboxing
- Timecode Sync
- Timeline Planning
- Tone Mapping
- Tracking
- Tracking Markers
- Tracking Shot
- Trade Secret
- Trademark
- Traffic Shaping
- Trailer
- Transactional Video on Demand (TVOD)
- Transcoding
- Transition
- Treatment
- Trello
- Trimming
- Tripod
- Trolley Shot
- Trucking Shot (Tracking Shot)
- Truth in Advertising Laws
- Tungsten Light
- Turnaround
- Turning Point
- Two Shot
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- Ultra HD Blu-ray
- Ultra High Definition (UHD)
- Umbrella Light
- Underlying Rights Agreement
- Underwater Housing
- Unit Production Manager (UPM)
- Unit Still Photographer
- Upconversion
- Usage Rights
- User Experience (UX) Design
- User Experience (UX) Design in Agile
- User Stories
- User-generated Content (UGC)
- UV Filter
- UV Mapping
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- Value Stream Mapping
- Variable Color Temperature
- Variable ND Filter
- Vector Graphics
- Vectorscope
- Vegas Pro
- Velocity
- Velocity Tracking
- Version Control
- Versioning
- VFX Editor
- VFX Supervisor
- Video Container
- Video Copilot Element 3D
- Video Format Conversion
- Video on Demand (VOD)
- Video Syndication
- Video Track
- Videographer
- Vignette
- Viral Marketing
- Virtual Production
- Virtual Reality (VR) Streaming
- Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA)
- Visual Effects (VFX) Artist
- Visual Effects Supervisor
- Visual Merchandising
- Voice Over (VO)
- Volumetric Capture
- Voluntary Compliance
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