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Intro To Film Production

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.






2. Recording is too low

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






4. 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)






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






6. Lighting unit that is 45






7. 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)






8. 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.






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






10. Frequency - Amplitude - Timbre - and Velocity






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. All camera moves need to be...






17. A shot of a detail within your scene other than the characters' faces






18. The order of events in your film






19. 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






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






21. Controlling the strength of the signal






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






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






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






25. 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.'






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






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






35. The person who pulls focus






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






37. Controlling the strength of the signal






38. Loud - sudden sound that exceeds 0dB






39. Shooting Script - Overheads - and Storyboards






40. The person who pulls focus






41. Sound that includes both room acoustics and background noise






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






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






44. 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.






45. 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






46. 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.






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

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






49. The movement of characters in the space






50. Shot - Shot Sequence - Scene - and Dramatic Sequence