How to generate a Hero header area for Wordpress

How do hero headers work? Is this the right name? Is there a plugin for this? I've seen now several websites that use this, such as this one: http://ift.tt/1tHAgKi

I would like to create something similar, I've seen ones where you can scroll dow to see the content, are these hero sections? Where can I find a plugin for this? Thank you

via Chebli Mohamed