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Intro To Film Production

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






4. Responsible for the proper use and actual placement of the microphones for optimal quality






5. The range between -12dB and 0dB that gives a buffer for any unforeseen audio spikes






6. Point to the original data without altering the media file






7. Responsible for the proper use and actual placement of the microphones for optimal quality






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






9. Executing more than one move at a time






10. Revolve around conflict - and express ideas and cocepts through stories in which a character who needs to accomplish something encounters obastacles and much struggle to get what they need






11. 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






12. Ensures visibility in all parts of your scene with overall bright and even illumination. Minimizes shadows - texture and dimensionality.






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






14. Lighting unit that is position 90






15. 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






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. All camera moves need to be...






18. Shooting Script - Overheads - and Storyboards






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. The strategy of using movie lights to duplicate where light would logically be emanating from






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. The subject of the story - the central character whom the audience will follow as they attempt to achieve their goal






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. 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.






37. 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.'






38. Shooting a scene from various angles






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






40. 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.






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






42. Ensures visibility in all parts of your scene with overall bright and even illumination. Minimizes shadows - texture and dimensionality.






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






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






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






46. Shots that don't require any actors to be present like landscapes - location-establishing shots - and shots of objects and cutaways






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






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

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49. Revolve around conflict - and express ideas and cocepts through stories in which a character who needs to accomplish something encounters obastacles and much struggle to get what they need






50. 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.