FAQ Glossary
Bid: a producer’s offer to perform work.
Buyer: anyone who posts a project for people to bid on.
Closed bidding: an option in which only the buyer sees the bids submitted by producers. When buyers create a request, they can choose open or closed bidding.
Creative Commons: Creative Commons is a not-for-profit organization and licensing system that offers creators the ability to fine-tune their copyright, spelling out the ways in which others may use their works. See full entry.
Dashboard: your private set of controls, enabling you to manage your project. Just click dashboard in the main navigation.
Favorites: a list of the producers and buyers you’ve bookmarked. Access it on your dashboard.
Invitation-only bidding: an option in which only producers invited by the buyer are allowed to bid on a project. When buyers create a request, they can choose public or invitation-only bidding.
Job Auction: a contract request posted by a buyer.
Open bidding: an option in which anyone may see the bids submitted by producers. When buyers create a request, they can choose open or closed bidding.
Ourmedia: Ourmedia was the first site dedicated to free video hosting and sharing. Host your videos or audio works there for free.
Profile page: your public persona on MEDIAmobz. Access it through your dashboard and edit it at any time.
Project alerts: a notification that members receive on their dashboard pages and via email.
Project Details: the page everyone sees after a buyer submits a request. Also called “request page.”
Project Workspace: the private page where the producer and buyer can manage their project, exchange files, see a work log, see the project’s status and more.
Producer: anyone who can create a professional-looking video or a similar work.
Public bidding: this occurs when a buyer posts a request open to any producer. When buyers create a request, they can choose public or invitation-only bidding.
SpinXpress: a free, private, invitation-only application that makes it easier to collaborate on a project using peer-to-peer technology.
Watch List: a list of all the projects you’ve chosen to track. Access it on your dashboard.
Ambient Sound: Background noise added to a scene to add a sense of atmosphere and context.
Animation: For the most part, an animation is a series of static unmoving pictures or objects that have the appearance of motion. The animation technology available today is like a flipbook on hyper steroids.
Arc Type :A type of shot in which the camera circles around a subject.
Camera Shot: See Shot
Chroma Key: The fancy way of referring to Green/Blue Screen Technology. This is when a large image of flat color is replaced with another image.
Cinematography: It is the art of using cameras and lighting for production.
Compression: The process by which large image files are squeezed into smaller files to make them easier to store and quicker to transfer.
Continuity: When the elements of each shot are consistent though out the production.
Crawl: Words or figures that move across a screen while a video is in play. Most news channels will do this. CNBC always has a stock ticker "crawling" across the bottom of the screen.
Digital Video or DV: Recording images as digital information.
Depth of field: To put it simply, depth of field is a measure of how much of an image, apart from the main subject, remains in focus. In other words, how much of the background and the foreground of the subject is sharp.
Edit (ing): Refers to the act of organizing existing footage into an understandable sequence of shots. Proper editing eliminates confusion and creates a clear message.
Establishing Shot: Opening image of a program or scene. Usually, it's a wide and/or distant perspective that orients viewers to the overall setting and surroundings.
Foley: Sound effects usually recorded in a studio to synchronize with on screen elements. Such as footsteps or sipping coffee.
Frames per Second or FPS: The number of images captured for every second of film or video.
Framing: Act of composing a shot in a camera or camcorder's viewfinder for desired content, angle and field of view.
Gamma: The setting on your computer's CRT or LCD monitor that dictates the brightness of the displayed image. Windows PCs and Apple Macs have different default gamma settings which explains why images that look fine on a PC may look too bright or dark on a Mac.
Lighting: The use of natural or artificial light to properly light the shot. The type of lighting will largely depend upon the purpose of the shot.
Lower Third: This is typically a name title that will appear in the "lower third" of the screen.
Outtakes: Takes that are discarded due to technical or talent mistakes.
Pan: A type of shot in which the camera follows action that moves across the scene. The camera is fixed on a Tripod.
POV Shots: A type of shot demonstrating with the actor sees.
Props: Items used by talent for a scene.
Rough Cut: The first edit of the film. Puts all elements in "roughly" the right order. AKA assembly.
Script/Screen Play:A written description of the video production. It can include visual directions for each shot, voice over insertions, superscripts and dialogue for talent/spokespeople. It is essentially the blueprint for the production.
Screening Room: An web based tool developed by Mediamobz that allows buyers to input changes and comments to the rough cuts of a video.
Shot: If the camera is paying attention to it then it is called the shot. Whether it is live production or a recorded one.
Shot List: List of shots to be completed for the film. Usually broken down to a daily schedule.
Static Shot: A type of shot in which the camera circles around a subject.
Storyboard: Visual layout of the script. The use of drawing to show key moments of the script. Think Comic Book.
Tag: Usually a logo displayed in a spot.
Talent: Refers to anyone in front of the camera including actors, anchors, reporters, spokespeople and even animals.
Tilt: Following action vertically with the camera mounted on a tripod.
Voice Over or VO : This is when the speaker/narrator is heard but not seen on camera.
White Balance: Digital cameras need a reference point for white in order to render all the other colours of the spectrum naturally. This is called the white balance. Often digital cameras calculate the white balance automatically - and get it wrong, resulting in flat, dull or unnaturally coloured images.
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