Word

Meaning

Animatic

A rough television commercial produced by photographing storyboard sketches on a film strip or video with the audio portion synchronised on tape. Used primarily for testing purposes.

Catchment

The area of land that collects rain which then flows into a waterway.

Colourways

Colour combinations.

Compositing

Combining multiple images to create a single image. Usually this is performed in films to make a computer graphics-generated character appear on a previously filmed background.

Eclectic

Made up of things from different sources.

Finessing

Making something better; refining something.

Flame suite

Specialised computer hardware designed to display three dimensional images.

Graphic designer

Designers who use graphic elements and text to communicate an idea or concept.

Hand-felt

Related to how something feels in the hand.

Iterations

Repeated steps.

Logo

A combination of characters and/or graphics creating a single design used to identify an organisation.

Modelling

Development of prototypes, scale models, computer models before construction to test a possible design solution.

Motion graphics

Moving graphics for film.

Silicon graphics-based work station

Specialised computer hardware designed to display three dimensional images.

Strategist

Someone who plans for the future or plans a way of doing things.

3D

Three-dimensional. Having, or appearing to have length, width and depth.

Treatment

A story using visually descriptive language to describe a motion graphic piece or an effect in a film.

TVC

Television commercial.

Visual effects design

Design of special effects for film.

Web design

The design and development of a web site.

Wetland

An area that is regularly wet or flooded; a wetland generally has standing water part of each year.