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Intro To Film Production

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Closer shots of the subjects in the scene from and angle that includes a portion of the other person's shoulder or head. This is also called and over-the-shoulder shot.






2. Sets up cables - holds second boom when necessary - and wrangles the cables when the boom operator follows a moving shot






3. Two-thirds of the depth range along the z-axis is behind the focus point and one-third is in front of the focus point






4. All camera moves need to be...






5. Process of combining the video and audio with the applied effect to create a new media file






6. The order of events in your film






7. Yields very dark and prominent shadow areas. Occurs when the fill light is considerable lower than the key - allowing areas to be submerged in shadows.






8. The look of the environment in which your scenes take place - and the choice and design of the objects and costumes employed in the film have a profound impact on the tone - the characterizations - and the meaning of your movie.






9. Separate comfortable waiting space to put the next-in line actor. A place where actors can relax - drink some water - and go over their lines.






10. Shooting Script - Overheads - and Storyboards






11. 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.






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






13. Measures the strength of the incoming signal.






14. Shooting a scene from various angles






15. Controlling the strength of the signal






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






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






18. Organized process by which you schedule and work with a number of potential performers to determine their suitability to your film






19. 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.






20. Camera and lens expert. They are responsible for the proper functioning of the camera - which includes setting it up - cleaning the gate - checking and pulling focus - and selecting filters and lenses. They know precise details about what various






21. Adjusted to take into account the amount of light that is lost - dissipated - or absorbed by that particular lens






22. Dramatic Structure Matches - Content and Activity Matches - Matched Action Cuts - Graphic Matches - and Sound Bridges






23. Form used in film production to keep track of all the mise-en-sc






24. Camera and lens expert. They are responsible for the proper functioning of the camera - which includes setting it up - cleaning the gate - checking and pulling focus - and selecting filters and lenses. They know precise details about what various






25. Frequency - Amplitude - Timbre - and Velocity






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






27. Removing extraneous time and territory






28. Organized process by which you schedule and work with a number of potential performers to determine their suitability to your film






29. 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






30. Loud - sudden sound that exceeds 0dB






31. 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






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






33. To alternate between two or more scenes when editing a sequence






34. The person who pulls focus






35. Expresses the director's visual strategy for every scene in the film. It shows you what shots are used to cover a scene and in how they connect together as an edited scene. Camera angles - shot sizes - camera moves - etc. are all marked.






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






37. 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






38. Frequency - Amplitude - Timbre - and Velocity






39. 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






40. Measures the strength of the incoming signal.






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






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






43. The head of the sound department responsible for recording the best possible quality sound. Chooses the appropriate microphones and mic placement for each and every scene that requires sound. They also monitor and maintain proper recording levels.






44. Simple but comprehensive prose description of a film's plot






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






46. The things that our characters actually handle in a scene






47. Character - Goal - and Conflict or Obstacles






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

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49. Recording is too low

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







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