6 Terms
Contributors in Movies
Movies
Video Assist
Entertainment; Movies
Motion picture cameras often include a video camera that allows instant review of a scene to monitor framing, focus, and performance. Both this system and the person operating it are referred to as ...
Video Cassette Recorder
Entertainment; Movies
Also Known As: VCR. A common household appliance for recording and/or playing prerecorded video tapes. See VHS, NTSC and PAL.
Videographer
Entertainment; Movies
A person who works in the video medium — recording moving images and sound onto linear analogue or digital tape, non-linear digital disc, or any other digital recording media, such as memory cards. ...
Video Home System
Entertainment; Movies
Also Known As: VHS. Video Home System is a popular format for VCR systems worldwide. See also DVD.
Visual Effects
Entertainment; Movies
Alterations to a film's images during post-production. Contrast with special effects (except in UK television, where visual effects and special effects are sometimes the same).
Visual Effects Rigger
Entertainment; Movies
The person that prepares the miniature models, creature puppets, or whatever the camera subject is, to perform whatever the object is supposed to do during the shot.
Visual Effects Supervisor
Entertainment; Movies
Also Known As: Visual Effects Director. The chief of a production's visual effects crew.
