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Intro To Film Production
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Study First
Subjects
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performing-arts
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film
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Adjusting the optical center away from the focal plane and therefore increasing the magnification power of the lens (telephoto)
Zooming In
Headshot/Bio
Shooting (Lined) Script
Cross Cutting
2. Reading from the script pages that actors are given minutes before the audition
Cold Reading
Props
High-Key Lighting
'In the Mud'
3. 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.'
Reverberation
Headshot/Bio
Cold Reading
Media File Indicators
4. Another name for backlight because of the effect it gives the actor
Script Breakdown Sheet
Director of Photography
Rim Light
Coverage
5. Shots that don't require any actors to be present like landscapes - location-establishing shots - and shots of objects and cutaways
Three Essential Elements of Drama
Shot List
Pick-Ups
Overheads
6. To alternate between two or more scenes when editing a sequence
Dramatization
Cross Cutting
1/3 - 2/3 Rule
Call Sheets
7. 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
Cover-Set
Location Scouting
1/3 - 2/3 Rule
Blocking
8. Primary source of illumination in your scene. Usually it is a motivated light source.
Cross Cutting
Location Technical Survey
Back Light
Key Light
9. A shot of a detail within your scene other than the characters' faces
Cutaway Shot
Call Sheets
Boom Operator
Motivated Move
10. 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
Key Light
Talent Release
Director of Photography
Plot
11. Narrative technique that involves intercutting between two or more separate areas of action in such a way that the viewer assumes the scenes are occurring simulataneously
Direct Address
Cutaway Shot
Storyboards
Parallel Action
12. Clearly shows both subjects in the scene and defines the spatial relationship of the two to each other and the space around them
Author's Draft
Master Shot
Assistant Camera
Rule of Thirds
13. Point to the original data without altering the media file
Prime Lens
Spike
Media File Indicators
Reverse Shots
14. Organized process by which you schedule and work with a number of potential performers to determine their suitability to your film
1/3 - 2/3 Rule
Audition
Blocking
T-Stops
15. Shots that don't require any actors to be present like landscapes - location-establishing shots - and shots of objects and cutaways
Peak Meter
Camera Setup
Pick-Ups
Author's Draft
16. 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.
Reverberation
Coverage
Automatic Dialogue Replacement
Reverse Shots
17. 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
Assistant Camera
Camera Setup
Zoom Lens (Variable Focal Length Lens)
Peak Meter
18. 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.
Combination Move
Cutaway Shot
Unmotivated Move
Call Sheets
19. Finessing all of the edits one-by-one
Fine Cut
Coverage
Depth of Field
Storyboards
20. 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.
Ambient Sound
Headroom
Reverse Shots
Cover-Set
21. Narrative technique that involves intercutting between two or more separate areas of action in such a way that the viewer assumes the scenes are occurring simulataneously
Key Light
Parallel Action
Four Basic Properties of Sound
3/4 Back Light
22. Refers to the size of your subject in the frame
Sound Recordist
Nonlinear Editing System
Cutaway Shot
Shot Size
23. 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
Nonlinear Editing System
Rim Light
Automatic Dialogue Replacement
Depth of Field
24. First complete version of the narrative in proper screenplay format
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25. 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.
Overheads
Low-Key Lighting
Narrative Films
Back Light
26. Lens that has one fixed focal length for more precise manipulation of image quality
Headroom
T-Stops
Key Light
Prime Lens
27. The things that our characters actually handle in a scene
Props
Call Sheets
High-Key Lighting
Narrative Films
28. Frequency - Amplitude - Timbre - and Velocity
Four Basic Properties of Sound
Master Shot
Four Basic Elements in the Visual Language of Cinema
Pick-Ups
29. Deciding where you want to shoot (the look - the access - the logistics - the sound - and securing it)
Cross Cutting
Location Scouting
Rule of Thirds
Plot
30. Character - Goal - and Conflict or Obstacles
'In the Mud'
3/4 Back Light
Cold Reading
Three Essential Elements of Drama
31. Ensures visibility in all parts of your scene with overall bright and even illumination. Minimizes shadows - texture and dimensionality.
High-Key Lighting
Direct Address
Reverberation
Spike
32. A shot of a detail within your scene other than the characters' faces
Shot List
Elliptical Editing
Cold Reading
Cutaway Shot
33. Lighting unit that is position 90
Pick-Ups
Side Light
Cutaway Shot
Boom Operator
34. 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.
T-Stops
Zooming In
Green Room
Depth of Field
35. The measurement of acceptable diameter which creates the appearance of focus
Four Basic Properties of Sound
Rendering
Depth of Field
Circle of Confusion
36. Transforming what is vague and internal into a series of viewable and audible actions and events
T-Stops
Motivated Lighting
Dramatization
Low-Key Lighting
37. 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.
Art Direction
Combination Move
Cold Reading
Three Pre-Visualization Tools
38. Sets up cables - holds second boom when necessary - and wrangles the cables when the boom operator follows a moving shot
Cable Wrangler
Zoom Lens (Variable Focal Length Lens)
Boom Operator
Director of Photography
39. The range between -12dB and 0dB that gives a buffer for any unforeseen audio spikes
Pulling Focus
Headroom
Media File Indicators
Direct Address
40. 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.
Gaffer
Low-Key Lighting
Reverse Shots
Key Light
41. Changing the plane of critical focus during a take while the camera is running
Pulling Focus
Green Room
Shooting (Lined) Script
Media File Indicators
42. Lighting unit that is position 90
Cold Reading
Cross Cutting
Parallel Action
Side Light
43. All camera moves need to be...
Motivated Lighting
Depth of Field
Zooming In
Motivated Move
44. Transforming what is vague and internal into a series of viewable and audible actions and events
Focus Puller
Protagonist
Shot List
Dramatization
45. Soft light that fills in the shadows created by the Key Light
Call Sheets
'In the Mud'
Fill Light
High-Key Lighting
46. Shooting a scene from various angles
Protagonist
Coverage
Location Technical Survey
Master Shot
47. A type of location sound that isn't recorded simultaneously with the picture. Two types are Ambient Sound and Location Sound.
Dramatization
Wild Sound (Non-Sync Sound)
Audition
Four Basic Properties of Sound
48. Dramatic Structure Matches - Content and Activity Matches - Matched Action Cuts - Graphic Matches - and Sound Bridges
Headshot/Bio
Storyboards
Five Ways to Create a Parallel Action Sequence
'In the Mud'
49. Process of combining the video and audio with the applied effect to create a new media file
Author's Draft
Art Direction
Camera Setup
Rendering
50. 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
Director of Photography
Combination Move
Prime Lens
Fill Light