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Glossary Terms

Aspect ratio, pixel, dolly, pedestal, steadicam, tilt, tripod, truck,
zoom, close-up, extreme close-up(ECU), Long shot, Extreme Long
Shot (ELS)Headroom, Medium shot (MS), Over the shoulder
Shot(O/S), White Balance, Chroma Key, Tele prompter, Story board,
resolution, Non-linear Editing, Montage, ENG, depth of Field,
Acoustic, Boom Microphone, cardioid, cue, DAB, Fx, Jingle, Off
Mike, Omnidirectional, Simulcasting, sound bite, voice over,
windshield, bidirectional, Disc, Jockey, Fitter, VOA, BBC.

Aspect ratio

Aspect ratio is the proportional width and height of a picture on
screen. The two most common aspect ratios in home video are 4:3 –
standard and 16:9 – wide screen.

4:3 aspect ratiosare found in computer monitors and conventional
television sets

4:3 aspect
ratio