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Intro To Film Production

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Soft light that fills in the shadows created by the Key Light






2. Lens that offers a continuous range of focal lengths in one lens housing






3. Sheets for each shooting day; they detail what portion of the script is being shot on a specific day - who needs to be on the set - when they need to be there - and how to get to the set.






4. Shooting a scene from various angles






5. The person who pulls focus






6. Drawings of each scene from a bird's eye perspective. They help figure out important details like the axis of action - camera placement - and blocking.






7. List of all the shots that make up the film in the order in which they will be shot






8. Often used as a guide for framing human subjects and for composition in general. The frame is divided into thirds with imaginary lines along the horizontal and vertical axes and then place significant objects - focus points - and elements of intere






9. Finessing all of the edits one-by-one






10. Closely scrutinizing the location for its technical and aesthetic capabilities






11. The physical placement of the camera on the set necessary to get each shot in your shooting script






12. Lighting unit that is position 90






13. Not limited by the linear characteristics of video tape. We can move around in the footage in any direction - instantaneously. All film projects - whether shot on film of DV are edited on NLE. All visual and aural components must be turned into dig






14. Character - Goal - and Conflict or Obstacles






15. Primary source of illumination in your scene. Usually it is a motivated light source.






16. Any cutting - arranging - trimming - corrections - or effects you might perform occur only virtually - in a preview mode. Original media files are not altered in any way. (Digital NLE is an example)






17. The order of events in your film






18. Sound bouncing off surfaces. Results in a booming or echo-y sound as the signal duplicates itself over and over again which is refereed to as 'acoustically live.'






19. Drawings of shots - arranged on paper in the order they appear in a sequence






20. Another name for backlight because of the effect it gives the actor






21. Reading from the script pages that actors are given minutes before the audition






22. Hands-on lighting person who implements the lighting designs of the Director of Photography. In charge of setup and proper functioning of the lights.






23. Adjusting the optical center away from the focal plane and therefore increasing the magnification power of the lens (telephoto)






24. Finessing all of the edits one-by-one






25. Character - Goal - and Conflict or Obstacles






26. Often used as a guide for framing human subjects and for composition in general. The frame is divided into thirds with imaginary lines along the horizontal and vertical axes and then place significant objects - focus points - and elements of intere






27. This type of move breaks the promise of showing something else to the viewer






28. Works closely with the director on the visual interprataino of the script and the photographic look of the movie (cinematography). This involves lighting - film stocks - video format - expressive camera angles - compositions - exposures - and f






29. Refers to the size of your subject in the frame






30. Standard calling card. 8x10 photograph on one side and a resume on the other.






31. The ability of a lens to gather light is determined by the largest possible f-stop of that particular lens (a fast lens can open up to allow more light than a slow lens)






32. Lens that has one fixed focal length for more precise manipulation of image quality






33. Measures the strength of the incoming signal.






34. An interior scene that can be used in case your exterior shoot is cancelled because of bad weather






35. First complete version of the narrative in proper screenplay format

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36. A type of location sound that isn't recorded simultaneously with the picture. Two types are Ambient Sound and Location Sound.






37. Light that separates the subject from the background by positioning a somewhat lower intensity light at a high angle and behind the subject. It traces the edges of the figure and creates depth.






38. The range of apparent focus along the z-axis






39. Adjusting the optical center back toward the focal plane causing the image to become more wide-angle






40. Clearly shows both subjects in the scene and defines the spatial relationship of the two to each other and the space around them






41. Frequency - Amplitude - Timbre - and Velocity






42. Refers to the loudness of a signal as it enters the audio recorder which determines the strength of the recorded audio signal






43. The movement of characters in the space






44. Deciding where you want to shoot (the look - the access - the logistics - the sound - and securing it)






45. Transforming what is vague and internal into a series of viewable and audible actions and events






46. Loud - sudden sound that exceeds 0dB






47. Sound that includes both room acoustics and background noise






48. The movement of characters in the space






49. The measurement of acceptable diameter which creates the appearance of focus






50. Changing the plane of critical focus during a take while the camera is running