This video glossary covers the terminology and defines the meaning of common video terms related to cameras, codecs, lighting, film set lingo, post-production workflows, and everything else you ever wanted to know about film and video production.
The speed of your shutter refers to the duration of time that each frame is exposed to light for. Shutter speed is most easily referred to in degrees of speed, i.e. “1/60th of a second”, but can also be referred to in degrees of angle, i.e. “180 degrees.” Shutter speed is useful when controlled manually for creating specific effects. For example, shutter speed will impact the amount of motion blur captured. A faster shutter speed helps you capture crisp, clean movements, while a longer shutter speed will capture blurrier, more chaotic looking images - which creates an interesting effect when used intentionally.