AI video glossary

ADR replaces dialogue in post-production for better audio quality. Learn what ADR means, examples, and how to add dialogue with LTX.

Wide Shot: clear definition, examples, and tips for recognizing and using this technique in film and video production.

Animation brings static images to life through movement and storytelling. Learn animation types, history, and how to create animations.

Anime is Japanese animation known for colorful visuals, expressive characters, and storytelling that spans all ages and genres from adventure to romance.

Arthouse films prioritize artistic expression over commercial appeal. Learn what defines arthouse cinema and see examples of influential films.

Discover what aspect ratio means in filmmaking, why it matters, and how different formats like 16:9 or 21:9 affect the way movies are framed and experienced.

A biopic is a biographical film dramatizing real people's lives. Learn what makes good biopics, see examples, and discover key storytelling elements.

Voice Over: clear definition, examples, and tips for recognizing and using this technique in film and video production.

Bollywood is India's Hindi-language film industry known for musical numbers, romance, and vibrant storytelling. Learn history and examples.

A cameo appearance is a brief, unexpected on-screen moment by a well-known person playing themselves or a minor role, adding surprise and connection to films.

CGI creates digital visuals for films using computer software. Learn how CGI works, see examples, and create CGI content with LTX.

A cinematographer creates a film's visual look through camera and lighting. Learn what cinematographers do and their essential skills.

Cinematography is the art of visual storytelling through deliberate camera and lighting choices that shape mood, guide emotion, and translate scripts into compelling visual experiences.

Claymation is stop-motion animation using clay figures. Learn the technique, see examples, and create claymation-style content

A close-up shot tightly focuses on a subject's face from the shoulders up to highlight emotion, detail, and expression for maximum visual storytelling impact.

Tracking Shot: clear definition, examples, and tips for recognizing and using this technique in film and video production.

Comedy films use humor to entertain audiences. Learn comedy types, techniques, examples, and how to create comedic content with storytelling tools.

Compositing combines multiple visual elements into single images. Learn VFX compositing techniques and how to create them with AI tools.

ControlNet adds structural control to AI video generation using depth maps, pose skeletons, and other spatial signals. How it works and how LTX-2 uses it.

A creative director leads creative vision across projects. Learn responsibilities, skills, and how creative directors differ from art directors.

A cutaway shot briefly shows something outside the main action. Learn cutaway techniques, examples, and how to use them in video editing.

A diffusion model is the architecture powering modern AI video generation. This guide covers how denoising works, key model types, and LTX-2's approach.

A film director leads creative vision from script to screen. Learn what directors do, director types, and key responsibilities in filmmaking.

A Dutch angle tilts the camera for dramatic effect. Learn how this cinematic technique creates tension and how to use Dutch angles in LTX.

An epilogue reveals what happens after the main story ends. Learn what epilogues are, their purpose in storytelling, and see examples from major films.

An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) provides promotional materials for media coverage. Learn what EPKs include and how filmmakers use them for marketing campaigns.

A feature film is a full-length movie typically 40+ minutes. Learn qualifications, history, and how to develop feature films with LTX.

A film adaptation translates existing source material into cinema. Learn what defines adaptations and see the best book-to-movie examples from film history.

Film composition arranges visual elements within the frame to guide viewer attention, create emotional balance, and support storytelling through strategic camera angles and placement choices.

Film grain is the textured signature of analog cinema. Learn what film grain is, how it looks, and see examples from major films like Saving Private Ryan.

Film noir is a cinematic style featuring dark themes, shadowy lighting, and morally complex characters. Learn the history and how to create noir films.

A film producer oversees all aspects of film production from development to distribution. Learn producer types, responsibilities, and workflows.

A film score is original music composed specifically for a movie. Learn what defines film scores, how they differ from soundtracks, and hear iconic examples.

A film still is a photograph taken during production for marketing and promotion. Learn what film stills are, their uses, and how to create them.

Flow matching trains generative models to follow straight paths from noise to data, enabling fast, efficient inference. How it works and how LTX-2 uses it.

Foley sound recreates everyday sounds in post-production. Learn examples, techniques, and how to create sound effects with LTX.

A freeze frame stops motion on a single image creating a still photograph effect. Learn what defines freeze frames and see iconic examples from cinema.

Generative video is AI-produced video created from text, images, or audio rather than filmed footage. How the technology works and where it's heading.

A graphic novel is a book-length story told through sequential art. Learn types, examples, and how to visualize graphic novel concepts.

High definition video delivers superior image quality through increased resolution. Learn HD types, standards, and how to create HD content.

Horror films frighten audiences through suspense, monsters, and psychological terror. Learn horror types, techniques, and examples from cinema history.

Image-to-video (I2V) animates a static image into a video clip using AI. How it works, what it's used for, and how LTX-2 handles I2V generation.

Indie movies are independently produced films outside major studios. Learn what makes films indie and how to create them with LTX.

Intercutting alternates between scenes to show simultaneous action. Learn how this editing technique builds tension and how to use it in film.

A jump cut is an editing technique that creates jarring transitions. Learn how jump cuts work, see examples, and create them.

Keyframe animation defines specific frames to mark motion start and end points, with software automatically filling in-between frames to create smooth movement.

Latent space is the compressed representation where AI models learn to generate data. How it works and why modern video generation models depend on it.

A leitmotif is a recurring musical theme representing characters, places or ideas. Learn what defines leitmotifs and hear iconic examples from film scores.

A live action film uses real actors and physical environments rather than animation. Learn what defines live action filmmaking and see iconic examples.

Local inference runs an AI model entirely on your own hardware, with no cloud dependency, no per-generation fees, and full IP protection. How it works.

LoRA fine-tunes large AI models for specific styles or brand IP without touching the base weights. How it works, its variants, and how LTX-2 supports it.

The male gaze is a film theory concept describing media from heterosexual male perspective objectifying women. Learn the theory's origin and examples.

A melodrama film emphasizes heightened emotional expression and moral clarity, prioritizing feelings over realism through exaggerated situations that evoke strong audience responses.

Method acting is a performance technique emphasizing emotional authenticity and psychological engagement, using personal experience and emotional recall to create realistic character portrayals.

A Mexican standoff is a deadlock where three or more opponents hold each other at gunpoint. Learn the term's origin and see iconic film examples.

A monologue is an extended speech by one character without interruption. Learn what defines monologues and see iconic examples from cinema history.

Montage is a film editing technique that pieces together separate shots to condense time and create emotional impact through strategic visual storytelling.

A film mood board is a visual collage that captures a movie's tone and atmosphere through images, colors, and textures, serving as a pre-production blueprint for creative vision.

Motion graphics animate graphic design elements for videos. Learn styles, see examples, and create motion graphics with AI tools.

Negative space is the empty area around subjects in a frame. Learn how filmmakers use negative space to create powerful visual compositions and mood.

Nollywood is Nigeria's booming film industry producing thousands of movies yearly. Learn history, meaning, and characteristics.

Open weights are the publicly released parameters of an AI model, enabling local inference, fine-tuning, and custom deployment without API dependency.

An origin story reveals how characters gained powers, motivations or identities. Learn what defines origin stories and see examples from cinema.

Personification gives human qualities to non-human things, transforming objects, animals, and abstract ideas into relatable characters that create emotional storytelling connections.

A pilot episode is the first episode of a TV series that sells the show concept. Learn what pilots are and how to develop them with LTX.

Plot is the sequence of events in a story. Learn plot structure, types, and how to develop compelling plots with LTX Studio's storytelling tools.

Post-production is filmmaking's final stage where raw footage transforms into complete cinematic experiences through editing, color grading, sound design, and visual effects integration.

Pre-production is the planning phase before filming begins. Learn what happens in pre-production and how to streamline the process.

A prequel tells stories occurring before existing films, exploring character origins and backstory. Learn what defines prequels and see the best examples.

Pre-visualization is the creation of rough video representations before full production. How AI is replacing traditional pre-viz and what LTX-2 enables.

A production designer is the head of the art department responsible for a film's overall visual concept, creating aesthetic blueprints that translate scripts into visual reality.

A prologue is an opening sequence providing context before the main story begins. Learn what defines prologues and see effective examples from cinema.

A proof of concept film demonstrates a project's viability before full production. Learn strategies, see examples, and create POC films with LTX.

Rate limits cap how many API requests a client can make in a time window. Why they exist and how to build production pipelines that handle them correctly.

The resolution of a story is the moment where conflict settles and the narrative reaches closure. Learn what a story resolution is, the different types, conceptual examples, and how to craft strong endings using LTX Studio.

A scene is a single unit of action in one location and time. Learn what defines scenes in filmmaking and see examples of effective scene construction.

A screenplay is the written blueprint for films. Learn screenplay format, types, examples, and how to develop scripts with AI tools.

A sequel continues the story from a previous film with returning characters or settings. Learn what defines sequels and see the best examples from cinema.

A showrunner is the executive producer overseeing all aspects of TV series creation. Learn what showrunners do and how to become one.

A sitcom is a situation comedy TV series featuring recurring characters in humorous scenarios. Learn what defines sitcoms and see iconic examples.

A smash cut is an abrupt transition between scenes for jarring contrast or comedic effect. Learn what defines smash cuts and see examples from cinema.

A soap opera is a serialized drama with ongoing storylines and melodramatic plots. Learn what defines soap operas and see iconic examples from television history.

Spaghetti westerns are Italian-made western films known for stylized violence and operatic storytelling. Learn history and examples.

A static shot keeps the camera completely still. Learn when to use static shots and how to create them with camera controls.

A storyboard is a visual blueprint for film and video projects. Learn how storyboards work, see examples, and create professional storyboards with the LTX Platform.

Suspense keeps audiences on edge wondering what happens next. Learn what creates suspense in storytelling and see examples from thriller films.

A synopsis is a concise summary of a film's plot from beginning to end. Learn what defines synopses, see examples, and discover how to write them.

Temporal consistency measures how stable objects, lighting, and motion remain across video frames. Why it's the central challenge of video generation.

Learn what a tracking shot is, see examples from iconic films, and discover how to create dynamic camera movements with LTX Platform's AI-powered tools.

Tragedy depicts characters facing downfall through fatal flaws or circumstances. Learn what defines tragic storytelling and see examples from cinema history.

The transformer is the neural network architecture behind most modern AI models, from LLMs to video generation. How it works and how LTX-2 builds on it.

An unreliable narrator provides distorted or false information deliberately or unknowingly. Learn what defines unreliable narrators and see film examples.

A VAE encodes video into a compact latent space for efficient generation, then decodes it back to pixels. Why it's essential to models like LTX-2.

VFX are techniques for integrating live-action footage with digital effects during post-production to create imagery impossible to capture during filming.

A villain is the antagonist who opposes the hero and drives conflict. Learn what makes compelling villains and see examples of cinema's greatest antagonists.

A voice-over is narration spoken by an off-screen voice. Learn voice-over techniques in film, see examples, and create professional narration easily.

A wide angle lens captures broader field of view creating spatial depth and distortion. Learn what defines wide angle lenses and when filmmakers use them.

Zero marginal cost means each additional AI generation costs nothing beyond fixed hardware. Why it changes the economics of video production at scale.

A zoom shot changes focal length during filming creating optical magnification or reduction. Learn what defines zoom shots and see examples from cinema.