Video and Videography Definitions

Camera / Video Camera

Professional video cameras, such as the one's we use to capture your event, utilize 3 CCD's to interpret the colors entering through the lens, thereby allowing a much finer rendition of every color in the spectrum. This results in a superior quality image when compared to consumer grade camcorders that utilize only 1 CCD to record colors to tape. In addition, the professional cameras we use are capable of producing extremely high quality audio because they have balanced, noise free, audio connectors not found on consumer grade cameras.

Consecutive Hours

Session time starts when we arrive on site to begin service (one hour prior to start of event for set up) to the time we leave the event site that day, including any long spans of time in between what client perceives to be the major events that should be videotaped.

Cost Per Consecutive Hour

Amount charged to client per consecutive hour of anticipated same-day videography. Client is charged from the time we arrive on site to begin service (one hour prior to start of event for set up) to the time we leave the event site that day, including any long spans of time in between what client perceives to be the major events that should be videotaped.

Coverage

This is the amount of consecutive time, measured in hours, that we will be on-site videotaping an event. Coverage begins when we arrive at the location, typically an hour before the start of the event, continues through the event, and ends at the time stipulated in the contract.

DVD

Originating as an acronym for digital versatile disc, the DVD is a durable technology with allows the optical storage of digital information on disc. Some widely used formats for this media are DVD+/-R/RW.

DVD Authoring

The process of collecting audio, video, graphics, and text into an interactive branching structure that will eventually become a playable DVD. Chapter stops or menu screens or a combination of both become the means by which a user will navigate through the DVD. We offer 3 DVD authoring options to our clients.

DVD Player

A DVD player is device used for playing back video DVDs. Older DVD players were designed only for use with “Hollywood” created DVDs and have been known to give errors when a user tries to play DVDs made on their home computer. Newer players have accounted for the growth in home-created DVD technology and errors happen less if at all.

Editing

The meticulous, time intensive process by which visual components (video, images, text) are moved, added, or deleted and audio components are enhanced or used to enhance the overall aesthetic of the presentation. Doing this well requires artistic knowledge and experience, an excellent sense of timing, and technical expertise. Learn more about editing.

Edited Video

A presentation that results from time being taken to sort through media to pick the best scenes to assemble into a final presentation that tells the story of an event that occurred at a particular point in time.

Estimated Time to Delivery

This is the amount of time we believe it will take for us to complete and deliver to you your final presentation. The factors influencing delivery time are 1) number of existing clients in our cue of work 2) the time of year 3) amount of time it will take to produce the desired presentation. Our standards are high and the subject matter too precious for us to rush through the editing process and we will never jeopardize the quality of the finished product for the sake of just "getting it done."

Holding Period

We assume responsibility for your footage up to one year from the date of your Event.

Intro and Retrospective

The beginning and ending sequences of a video that are both briefly and artistically assembled. The intro will introduce the storyline and the retrospective will look back on what happened over the course of the video as a synopsis of the event.

Location

The site where the videotaping will take place.

Love Story Slideshow

A sequence of photos or images (digital or other) that represent the history of a couple growing up and meeting and falling in love.

Menu Screen

A screen sized image included in a DVD which includes navigational components (buttons) that will allow a user to go from one scene of a video to the next using the visual cues and/or text provided by the image.

Original Camera Footage

Describes the state of the videotape prior to any editing. Raw footage is viewed to choose the best scenes and can then be assembled into an edited final video or transferred directly to DVD as unedited video. (see also Unedited Footage)

Photos

A picture of something recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material or digitally.

Production

The creation of a visual product/presentation using state of the art technology and the latest techniques in the audio/visual field.

Release Form

When you purchase the camera original DV tapes from us you will be required to sign a release form that states that we are no longer are in possession of your footage and that you alone are responsible for ownership of your footage. See also Holding Period

Slideshow

Logical sequence of assets (scanned photos or digital images, scanned slides, and/or video stills) assembled for a presentation. Filters and transitions can be applied to assets to customize it, as well as text and music.

Studio Sitting Fee

Cost per hour to sit and work directly with the editor during the process of editing your final presentation.

Themed Packaging

Use of any elements present at an event that will help define it in print. (i.e. person speaking or singing, jack-o-lanterns at a Halloween party, shells from a "beach" wedding and flowers from all weddings), colors or themes (i.e. holiday, beach/ocean/waterfront, Medieval, seasonal) in the printed materials used to package the final presentation prior to delivery to clients. Any insert (DVD or VHS), disc face, label or spine will reflect the defined theme for the event. View examples of our work.

Unedited Footage

Describes the state of the videotape prior to any editing. Raw footage is viewed to choose the best scenes and can then be assembled into an edited final video or transferred directly to DVD as unedited video. (see also Raw Footage)

Video

Moving images and sounds recorded on tape or digitally output to a media that will allow for future viewing.

Video Still

A single frame captured from a sequence of video frames in a full motion sequence.