Special words & expressions used in our profession.

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Rushes

The raw, unedited video files that come straight from the camera.

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Virtual Reality

The use of a headset to immerse yourself in a digital world. Usually interactive, always impressive. Contact us for VR / 360 services.

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Voiceover

A spoken narration and commentary to accompany the video. Recorded in a sound studio. We use a range of artists, male and female.

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Title Safe

A border around the screen that ensures titles will not disappear off the screen if the monitor is not set up correctly. Particularly important in

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Titles

On-screen text or moving images that help illustrate points in the video. Opening titles may be used in TV.

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Video Frame

A single frame (still image) taken from the video. Traditionally one second of footage is made of 25 frames. Incredibly, researchers have developed a camera

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Thumbnail

An image used to show what the video is about, before it has started playing.

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Style Frame

A still image – usually a mockup of one frame of an animated film – to help you decide on the final style. Similar to

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Storyboard

A series of still images to help you imagine what the film will look like.

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Steadicam

A balanced camera rig that lets the Camera Operator capture smooth tracking shots without any of the shake and wobble that comes with handheld filming.

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Shutter Speed

The shutter determines the “Look” of the shot. For action scenes, for example, a higher shutter speed is used to give the scene a more

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Showreel

Sometimes also referred to a Sizzle-reel. A short video to showcase a person’s or agencies work. Like this.

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SFX

Sound effects or ‘foley’. Sound added in to the video during the edit to support the visuals. Sound is often overlooked (pardon the pun), but

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Sequence

A timeline in Adobe Premiere Pro. When editing, the sequence has its own settings such as resolution, frame rate etc. These relate to the export

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Standard Definition

Standard definition (less than 720p). Not much use anymore unless it’s for artistic purposes.

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Rough Cut

The first version of the unfinished video. Often includes a sample voiceover and music, placeholder graphics, and indicative of the direction of travel. Should resemble

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Render

Similar to an export. When a motion graphics project is exported, the file is known as a render. Some editing software requires a ‘render’ (without

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RECCE

Short for ‘reconnaissance.’ A couple of members of crew – usually the Producer and the DP – will head to the location before the shoot

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ProRes

A high quality video format used in editing and exporting. Masters are often delivered in ProRes (422, 444 etc).

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Production

The process where the actual video is filmed with a camera crew, or the animation is created by the artists, illustrators and motion graphics designers.

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Premiere

A software used for editing video projects.

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Pre-Production

Before filming, pre-production is the process of developing the concept, writing a treatment and/or script, storyboarding and generally planning the production of the video. We

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Post-Production

Once a video has been filmed, post-production is when it is edited, graded, sound mixed, and finished to become the final film.

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Pacing

Variations of speed and timing within a finished video. Relates to a combination of script, video, voiceover and music. Sometimes a video might seem too

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Overlay

An overlay in a video can refer to any graphics, titles, or other layers above the video.

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Motion Control

A specialized camera rig wherein the camera is mounted on a robotic arm. The movement is pre-programmed, allowing for stylish, precise camera moves that would

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Match Cut

An editing technique wherein one shot cuts to another with a similar composition or theme; for example, cutting from the wheel of a car to

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Lower Thirds

Lower thirds refers to any graphic or animation in the lower third of the video frame. Usually this would be a name and occupation card.

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Lens

The lens is the part that delivers the light to the sensor. The lens can have different apertures and focal lengths. These influence how the

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L Cut

An editing technique wherein the video cuts to the second shot while the audio of the first shot is still playing. Named after the shape

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