Film Editing

The filming part of the webcast is finished. Now it is in the editing stage. Ashley, Jerry, and Sandii have been working hard behind the scenes to get the video captured and edited. This includes creating graphics, titles, and music. It has been interesting to watch the process and I've learned a lot. I don't know how many of you are familiar with the video process but I will share with you some of the lingo and techniques that I have observed.

Lingo
(some of these may be our own interpretation of words, and may not match accepted usage)

• Slate- the background screen that displays a title
• Nose shot- close up camera shot used to focus the camera: if it is in focus close, it will be in focus far
• Fade-in - a shot that gradually increases from darkness to light, or quiet to sound
• Fade-out - the opposite of a fade-in
• Dissolve- gradual scene transition, one scene fades-in and the other fades-out
• High Definition- 4-5 times the amount of pixels per frame as standard definition
• Soft box- white material fitted over a strobe that diffuses the light evenly
• Capture-the process of changing the format from tape into a digital file
• Fire Wire-cable with fast method of transferring electrical impulse
• HDMI- transmits high definition video
• Logo- musical intoduction to a program
• Stinger- short audio clip used to link, introduce, or end segments of video

I will probably be editing this list as I learn more terms. I look forward to posting the webcast soon!