videography
Recording moving images
Videography is the art and practice of capturing moving images on video—the video equivalent of photography.
It encompasses the technical and creative aspects of recording footage, from camera work to lighting to composition.
A videographer is someone who shoots video professionally, typically for events like weddings, corporate functions, or documentaries: We hired a videographer for the ceremony.
Image capturing device
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- gimbalPivoted rotational support
- microphoneAudio input device
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
drone · steadicam · monopod · slider · jib · crane · rig · reflector
Structural or contextual shaping
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- panningLateral camera traverse
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- dollyWheeled moving platform
zoom · focus · exposure · take · scene · handheld · aerial · timelapse
Motion picture visual craft
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- depth of fieldZone of acceptable sharpness
- bokehAesthetic quality of defocus
- contrastNotable difference between things
saturation · color palette · lighting · mood · tone · texture · visual style · filmic
Dividing via sharp edge
- trimmingCutting away excess
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- transitionsMovements between states
- spliceJoin end to end
timeline · color grading · effects · overlay · audio mixing · rendering · exporting · keyframing
Filmmaking preparation phase
- scoutingObserving to gather information
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- scriptWritten words for performance
- shot listPlanned camera angles document
schedule · budget · crew · director · producer · casting · logistics · call sheet
Account of events
- arcCurved line segment
- pacingRate of movement
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- documentaryFactual film about reality
testimonial · brand story · emotional · hook · intro · outro · voiceover · interview
camera
Image capturing device
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- gimbalPivoted rotational support
- microphoneAudio input device
lens · drone · steadicam · monopod · slider · jib · crane · rig · reflector · filter
framing
Structural or contextual shaping
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- panningLateral camera traverse
- trackingMonitoring location over time
dolly · zoom · focus · exposure · take · scene · handheld · aerial · timelapse · hyperlapse
cinematography
Motion picture visual craft
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- depth of fieldZone of acceptable sharpness
- bokehAesthetic quality of defocus
contrast · saturation · color palette · lighting · mood · tone · texture · visual style · filmic · anamorphic
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
- trimmingCutting away excess
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- transitionsMovements between states
splice · timeline · color grading · effects · overlay · audio mixing · rendering · exporting · keyframing · non-linear
pre-production
Filmmaking preparation phase
- scoutingObserving to gather information
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- scriptWritten words for performance
shot list · schedule · budget · crew · director · producer · casting · logistics · call sheet · location
narrative
Account of events
documentary · testimonial · brand story · emotional · hook · intro · outro · voiceover · interview · vignette
- servicescleaning services, streaming, delivery services, salon, bellhop
- -graphiesbiography, geography, photography, typography, cartography
- creative fieldsgraphic design, illustration, animation, photography, art direction
- filming and photographingphotography, cinematography, camera work, film production, image capture
- Filmmakingcamera, film director, camcorder, directing, script
- creative careersartist, musician, filmmaker, photographer, writer
videographyphotography
Creating images from light
audio recording · sound design · radio production · illustration
- wedding videographerPerson filming nuptial ceremonies
- wedding videographyFilming a couple's ceremony