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Basic Video Production

Subject : engineeering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The opening in the lens that allows light to pass






2. Hertz (Hz)






3. Focal length divided by aperture






4. Shot of something that did not appear in the previous shot






5. It is what distinguishes a violin from a clarinet when both are playing the same pitch at the same loudness






6. Place were sounds are stored that allows them to be accessed and worked on from various places






7. Another name for ambient sound






8. Picking up mainly from one side in a heart shaped pattern






9. Overlapping action - Match cut - Jump cut






10. Made up by the sound effects editor - Indicates a what point in the movie each effect should be placed






11. An obvious jarring break in continuity from one shot to the next






12. You can control your depth of field






13. Manipulating frequencies. - Important to radio and musical recording - not film.






14. A recording of the general ambience of the place where the dialogue is being recorded






15. Musical Instrument Digital Interface - A technical standard that allows electronic instruments to interact with each other






16. Asynchronous noised mixed in during post production to give a scene authenticity - Sometimes called Wild Sounds






17. Lists all the actions the Foley Walkers need to perform to give aural realism to the movie scenes






18. An actors performance should be consistent from shot to shot






19. Manipulating frequencies. - Important to radio and musical recording - not film.






20. 20 HZ to 20000 HZ






21. Attaches to the recorder






22. Uses a diaphragm - Robust - NO power required - Not so efficient






23. Greater depth of field






24. Director make sure that action in one shot is repeated in the shot that may follow it






25. The range of quietness to loudness






26. Key - fill - back






27. It is what distinguishes a violin from a clarinet when both are playing the same pitch at the same loudness






28. Made up by the sound effects editor - Indicates a what point in the movie each effect should be placed






29. Notes will become a muddy jumble and the frequencies will not come out of the equipment with the same clarity with which they went in - Analog equipment






30. Want boom coming down not out - Can add a track to cover it (Fill Grit - Glue Fill) - Can add other noises






31. Electro-magnetic radiation






32. Director make sure that action in one shot is repeated in the shot that may follow it






33. The distance through with objects will appear in sharp focus in front of and behind the point at which the camera is actually focused






34. F-stop selection effects depth of field






35. Has three prongs and an outer covering - Has a guide pin and lock so that it remains firmly in place - Profession standard






36. The width of the band of frequencies as specified by the frequencies at each end






37. AKA: Phone plug - Has a short prong and outer covering - Consumer standard






38. Picking up from all sides - Best for picking up a large number of people and are excellent for gathering background noise - Don't pick up distance sounds as well






39. Actors should look the same from one shot to another






40. Best known editing style - Involves narrative clarity and dramatic pacing - Attempts to make the cut from one shot to the net flow as smoothly as possible - The story unfolds scene by scene






41. When you hear a bounce off a very close wall - quicker response than an echo






42. Lighting instrument that has a lens on the front






43. Best known editing style - Involves narrative clarity and dramatic pacing - Attempts to make the cut from one shot to the net flow as smoothly as possible - The story unfolds scene by scene






44. There should be time for actions to take place - EX: burning candle






45. The degree to which the aperture opens






46. A cut in which the character's movement and position are perfectly aligned in time and space from one shot to the next






47. The sound made by the differing frequencies






48. An actors performance should be consistent from shot to shot






49. AKA Cross Cutting - Alternating shots from one line of action to another - Implies that the two actions are occurring at the same time






50. Automatic Gain Control - Prevents the signal from being recorded at too low or too high a level