Video Village
Definition
Video Village is the area on a film set where the director, producers, and other key creative personnel gather to watch the video feed from the camera on a monitor during filming. It allows the director to view each take from a position away from the camera, without crowding the actors. Video Village is typically set up near the camera but out of the actors' sightlines, and it often includes multiple monitors for different stakeholders.
Contextual Usage
After calling cut, the director walks back to Video Village to review the take on the monitor with the producer, saying, "Let's watch the playback. I think the performance was great, but I want to check the framing before we move on."
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Production — or "principal photography" — is the phase in which the film or video is actually shot. It is the most visible and, typically, the most expensive phase of the entire process. Every day on ...
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