Basic Video Knowledge (in my own words)

Shot Composition : the way you arrange the shots in the video.
Wide Angle : point of view with a 45 degree angle or more.
Low Angle : point of view with less than 45 degrees.
Close Up : zooming in.
Extreme Close Up : zooming in too much.
Linear Editing : when one video is copied from another; old form of editing before computers were available.
Non-Linear Editing : when the footage is edited in the software and can be brought back to the tape.
Live Editing : when you edit the footage live.
Narration : giving an overall concept of the story.
Documentary : re-creating an event.
Fiction : fake
Non-Fiction : not fake.

In the video Sweet Potato Stir Fry, there is a lot of close up in the video because it's a video about how to make a meal. It is non-fiction. I'm pretty sure it's non-liner editing.

In the video Mixed Martial Arts Goes To School there are a lot of close up and extreme close of shots because it's a video on martial arts. There is also narrations and it's non-fiction.


These videos can be found here : http://video.nytimes.com/


In my autobiography, I'm going to use narration, and non-linear editing, and it will be non-fiction.