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Basic Video Production

Subject : engineeering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Key - fill - back






2. The equivalent of quotes in a story - Person speaking on the screen






3. tinted blue - 5500 degrees Kelvin - outside lighting






4. Uses a diaphragm - Robust - NO power required - Not so efficient






5. The sound made by the differing frequencies






6. The equivalent of quotes in a story - Person speaking on the screen






7. The number of times per second that the wave travels from the beginning of one cycle to the beginning of the next






8. Focal length divided by aperture






9. Refers to making the audio sound better - You may fix sound of some dialogue by bringing in the sound from another shot that wasn't used in the film or replacing a word through ADR






10. The sound made by the differing frequencies






11. The most important part of the package - The voice of the reporter describing and telling the story - Recording of the reporter's voice






12. When sounds are mixed live - each mic feeds into a different input of one or more audio mixers






13. Hertz (Hz)






14. Manipulating frequencies. - Important to radio and musical recording - not film.






15. 3200 degrees K






16. Attaches to the microphone






17. If there is a background noise in one shot - there should be the same background noise in the next - if they are in the same time and place






18. Shoot a master shot of the whole scene and then break it up into little parts - such as close ups - reaction shots - cut ins - and cutaways - Classic Hollywood method






19. The number of times per second that the wave travels from the beginning of one cycle to the beginning of the next






20. Small image - long focal length






21. Automatic Gain Control - Prevents the signal from being recorded at too low or too high a level






22. The width of the band of frequencies as specified by the frequencies at each end






23. 20 HZ to 20000 HZ






24. tinted orange - 3200 degrees Kelvin - Studio lighting






25. A recording of the general ambience of the place where the dialogue is being recorded






26. Record all the music in a control room






27. 3200 degrees K






28. Middle point of the haystack






29. Manipulating frequencies. - Important to radio and musical recording - not film.






30. Lighting instrument that has a lens on the front






31. Musical Instrument Digital Interface - A technical standard that allows electronic instruments to interact with each other






32. An actors performance should be consistent from shot to shot






33. Name - agency - and role






34. A cut in which the character's movement and position are perfectly aligned in time and space from one shot to the next






35. Isolates a particular character or action






36. Picking up from all sides - Best for picking up a large number of people and are excellent for gathering background noise - Don't pick up distance sounds as well






37. Best known editing style - Involves narrative clarity and dramatic pacing - Attempts to make the cut from one shot to the net flow as smoothly as possible - The story unfolds scene by scene






38. Make the volume of every scene - every person - and every sound effect more or less the same - One way to achieve balance






39. Focuses on an element that appeared in the previous shot






40. Sound must appear to be coming from the picture






41. 800 mph or 1000ft per second or 1 foot per millisecond






42. The more light reaches film






43. Low pressure areas against high pressure areas create the waves. - Waves are just pictures or graphs of the measures of air pressure






44. Lists all the actions the Foley Walkers need to perform to give aural realism to the movie scenes






45. Focal length divided by aperture






46. tinted orange - 3200 degrees Kelvin - Studio lighting






47. Distance from the center of a lens to the place where the parallel light will be focused






48. Uses a diaphragm - Robust - NO power required - Not so efficient






49. A cut in which the character's movement and position are perfectly aligned in time and space from one shot to the next






50. When sounds are mixed live - each mic feeds into a different input of one or more audio mixers