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Intro To Film Production
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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Measures the strength of the incoming signal.
Narrative Films
Cross Cutting
Peak Meter
Back Light
2. Form used in film production to keep track of all the mise-en-sc
Coverage
Talent Release
Zoom Lens (Variable Focal Length Lens)
Script Breakdown Sheet
3. Soft light that fills in the shadows created by the Key Light
Fill Light
Nondestructive Editing
Reverse Shots
Author's Draft
4. Adjusting the optical center back toward the focal plane causing the image to become more wide-angle
Side Light
Sound Recordist
Three Essential Elements of Drama
Zooming Out
5. 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.
Dramatization
Circle of Confusion
Green Room
1/3 - 2/3 Rule
6. The strategy of using movie lights to duplicate where light would logically be emanating from
Master Shot
Motivated Lighting
Cover-Set
Audition
7. 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
Five Ways to Create a Parallel Action Sequence
Headshot/Bio
Parallel Action
Key Light
8. The measurement of acceptable diameter which creates the appearance of focus
Back Light
Circle of Confusion
Side Light
Setting Levels
9. Point to the original data without altering the media file
High-Key Lighting
High-Key Lighting
Prime Lens
Media File Indicators
10. 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
Sound Recordist
Props
Rule of Thirds
Narrative Films
11. 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
1/3 - 2/3 Rule
High-Key Lighting
Sound Recordist
Side Light
12. The recording of sync dialogue in a studio in cases where the production sound is not usable
Zooming In
Media File Indicators
3/4 Back Light
Automatic Dialogue Replacement
13. Adjusting the optical center back toward the focal plane causing the image to become more wide-angle
Levels
Reverberation
Storyboards
Zooming Out
14. Lens that offers a continuous range of focal lengths in one lens housing
Zoom Lens (Variable Focal Length Lens)
Back Light
Reverberation
Nonlinear Editing System
15. 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)
'In the Mud'
Ambient Sound
Lens Speed
Cutaway Shot
16. The subject of the story - the central character whom the audience will follow as they attempt to achieve their goal
Protagonist
Three Essential Elements of Drama
Assistant Camera
Four Basic Properties of Sound
17. 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.
Shot Size
Shooting (Lined) Script
'In the Mud'
Back Light
18. Changing the plane of critical focus during a take while the camera is running
Zooming In
Script Breakdown Sheet
Pulling Focus
Master Shot
19. Soft light that fills in the shadows created by the Key Light
Script Breakdown Sheet
Nondestructive Editing
Fill Light
Fine Cut
20. Reading from the script pages that actors are given minutes before the audition
Focus Puller
Combination Move
Cold Reading
Zoom Lens (Variable Focal Length Lens)
21. Hands-on lighting person who implements the lighting designs of the Director of Photography. In charge of setup and proper functioning of the lights.
Ambient Sound
Gaffer
Fill Light
Parallel Action
22. Sound that includes both room acoustics and background noise
Ambient Sound
Dramatization
Director of Photography
Side Light
23. Sets up cables - holds second boom when necessary - and wrangles the cables when the boom operator follows a moving shot
Cable Wrangler
Location Scouting
Four Basic Elements in the Visual Language of Cinema
Reverberation
24. Another name for backlight because of the effect it gives the actor
Rim Light
Coverage
Nondestructive Editing
Master Shot
25. Form used in film production to keep track of all the mise-en-sc
Reverse Shots
Art Direction
Script Breakdown Sheet
Pulling Focus
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
Green Room
Rule of Thirds
Three Essential Elements of Drama
Low-Key Lighting
27. All camera moves need to be...
Author's Draft
Fine Cut
Motivated Move
Key Light
28. An interior scene that can be used in case your exterior shoot is cancelled because of bad weather
Assistant Camera
Depth of Field
Cover-Set
Low-Key Lighting
29. 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
Overheads
Assistant Camera
Location Scouting
Narrative Films
30. 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
Parallel Action
Spike
Narrative Films
Combination Move
31. Closely scrutinizing the location for its technical and aesthetic capabilities
Location Technical Survey
Nondestructive Editing
Storyboards
Treatment
32. The range between -12dB and 0dB that gives a buffer for any unforeseen audio spikes
Back Light
Pulling Focus
Headroom
Motivated Move
33. Process of combining the video and audio with the applied effect to create a new media file
Talent Release
Shot Size
Zooming Out
Rendering
34. To alternate between two or more scenes when editing a sequence
Camera Setup
Cross Cutting
Treatment
Peak Meter
35. Executing more than one move at a time
Talent Release
Key Light
Combination Move
Back Light
36. Measures the strength of the incoming signal.
Peak Meter
Cutaway Shot
Coverage
Director of Photography
37. The range between -12dB and 0dB that gives a buffer for any unforeseen audio spikes
Headroom
Circle of Confusion
Narrative Films
Author's Draft
38. First complete version of the narrative in proper screenplay format
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39. The person who pulls focus
Focus Puller
Master Shot
Cover-Set
Prime Lens
40. Shooting a scene from various angles
Coverage
3/4 Back Light
Reverse Shots
Setting Levels
41. Finessing all of the edits one-by-one
Fine Cut
Prime Lens
Boom Operator
Key Light
42. 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.
Three Essential Elements of Drama
Four Basic Properties of Sound
Four Basic Elements in the Visual Language of Cinema
Art Direction
43. 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.
Headshot/Bio
Low-Key Lighting
Art Direction
Camera Setup
44. Ensures visibility in all parts of your scene with overall bright and even illumination. Minimizes shadows - texture and dimensionality.
Four Basic Properties of Sound
Three Essential Elements of Drama
Focus Puller
High-Key Lighting
45. Closely scrutinizing the location for its technical and aesthetic capabilities
Circle of Confusion
Pick-Ups
Location Technical Survey
Setting Levels
46. 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)
Props
Cover-Set
Media File Indicators
Nondestructive Editing
47. The physical placement of the camera on the set necessary to get each shot in your shooting script
Headshot/Bio
Camera Setup
Headroom
Combination Move
48. Ensures visibility in all parts of your scene with overall bright and even illumination. Minimizes shadows - texture and dimensionality.
Motivated Move
Four Basic Properties of Sound
Script Breakdown Sheet
High-Key Lighting
49. 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)
Setting Levels
Audition
Nondestructive Editing
Motivated Move
50. The order of events in your film
Five Ways to Create a Parallel Action Sequence
Four Basic Elements in the Visual Language of Cinema
Zooming In
Plot