Glossary

A computer program that follows a series of steps to make a decision.

The cinematographer or director of photography works with the director to plan camera angles and movement and puts it into action on set. Some directors work closely with their cinematographers while others rely on them to set the movie’s digital style.

A shot in which the camera "view" is close to the subject, which takes up most or all of the frame.

Companies that collect information about people and sell it to advertisers, apps or websites.

Defaults are what a tool does unless you change the settings or actively choose not to..

The director of a movie makes all of the big-picture decisions about things like the look and tone of the film, as well as script and casting.

When the camera physically moves along a track during a shot.

A major revision of a work. The first finished work is called the "first draft." The published work is called the "final draft."

A dramatic situation is when one or more people are in circumstances that create a problem that must be solved.

A signal that you know you're sending, such as hitting the Like button.

A media tool serves an expressionist purpose when it affects how you feel about what's happening, like when sad music plays in the background.

Making it seem like everyone agrees on a topic where there is actually still debate

Making it seem like there is still debate on an issue where nearly all experts agree.

Features are the things that an app or device is able to do.

Having a natural limit or end.

Genre is the types or categories into which texts are grouped. For example, film genres include action, suspense and comedy. There are also more specific sub-genres such as superhero, romantic comedy, thriller and film noir.

A signal you may not know you're sending, such as how long you watch a video.

Many people identify with more than one historically marginalized or under-represented group. Legal scholar Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw coined the term “intersectionality” to conceptualize “the way that different identity markers, such as race, gender, sexuality, and class, interact and affect each other.

Placed next to one another in time or space.

Placing two things next to one another in time or space.

A shot in which most of a person, but not the wider background, is visible.

Convincing yourself that it is all right to do something you know is wrong, or to not do something you know you should.

A media tool serves a narrative purpose when it helps to tell the story more clearly, such as by showing an important detail.

Training an algorithm to achieve a particular goal.

When the camera moves from side to side during a shot.

A platform is anything that lets you share content with other people. Social media and video apps are examples of platforms.

“Privilege” means the advantages that come from being part of a dominant or majority group (White, male, heterosexual, non-disabled, etc. ).

ads that perform a public service rather than sell a product

A shot which tells the audience how to react emotionally to what we've just seen.

An algorithm that guesses what you are likely to want to see and shows it to you.

Rendering turns a project file into a format that can be downloaded and played by others.

Rules of notice are the techniques, codes and conventions that media makers use to tell you what to notice and how to feel about what's happening.

Two or more shots in a video that make up a distinct part of the narrative.

In a digital story, a segment has one image and one video clip.

A nude, semi-nude or intimate image or video.

Stereotyping means portraying members of a particular group in just one or a small number of roles, treating all members of a group as being the same, or emphasizing the ways in which a group is different from the (presumed) audience

A tool used for planning shots. Storyboards include a still image of the main shot composition and notes about camera movement.

a picture that represents a video or another item that can be selected

When the camera moves up or down during a shot.

The character we most identify with, who acts as our "window" on the world of the film.

A shot in which the actors and the background are fully visible.

When the magnification on a camera is increased or decreased during a shot, making the subject seem to be nearer or further away.