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Basic Video Production

Subject : engineeering
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1. An obvious jarring break in continuity from one shot to the next






2. The most important part of the package - The voice of the reporter describing and telling the story - Recording of the reporter's voice






3. The most important part of the package - The voice of the reporter describing and telling the story - Recording of the reporter's voice






4. Natural sound - Must be attached to all B-Roll






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






6. Random footage in the package






7. Higher pitch and frequency






8. Lighting instrument that has a lens on the front






9. Hertz (Hz)






10. 800 mph or 1000ft per second or 1 foot per millisecond






11. The equivalent of quotes in a story - Person speaking on the screen






12. Disrupt the arrangement of air molecules






13. 3200 degrees K






14. The height of the sound wave. As the this increases - the sound wave gets louder






15. Key - fill - back






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






17. Disrupt the arrangement of air molecules






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






19. The range of frequencies that a microphone will pick up - 20 Hz - 20000 Hz






20. The voice of a person in the distance should sound different from the voice of a person when shown in a close-up






21. F-stop selection effects depth of field






22. Picking up from two sides






23. The opening in the lens that allows light to pass






24. Hertz (Hz)






25. Sound must appear to be coming from the picture






26. Record all the music in a control room






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






28. Lighting instrument that has a lens on the front






29. Microphones and recorders that pick up all frequencies equally well






30. Greater depth of field






31. An 'over the shoulder' shot (of an actor) with the camera pointed at Sally






32. The relative volume of sounds - Important sounds should be louder than unimportant sounds






33. Shoot a master shot of the whole scene and then break it up into little parts - such as close ups - reaction shots - cut ins - and cutaways - Classic Hollywood method






34. Attaches to the recorder






35. The reporter holding a microphone on the screen - Pre-recorded - essentially a sound bite






36. Recorded in a similar way to ADR - Help explain complicated processes - indicate What a person is thinking - represent someone's conscience - or comment on What is occurring in the picture






37. Recording picture on one machine and sound on another






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. Name - agency - and role






40. Electro-magnetic radiation






41. Picking up from two sides






42. Greater depth of field






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






44. Sound will disappear or turn into pops. Can only be amplified in a specific range of softness and loudness - Digital equipment






45. Technique to make two shots flow together - Rather than letting an actor complete an action in one shot and cutting to the next - the action begins in the first shot and ends in the second






46. Make the volume of every scene - every person - and every sound effect more or less the same - One way to achieve balance






47. Two basic systems of light metering used in cinematography






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






49. Has a diaphragm plus and electronic component called a capacitor - Delicate - Power supply needed - Efficient






50. Aids in the composition process - Gives Time Code numbers for places where music is to be heard - Tells the length of time the music is to run - Gives a description of What is happening in the scene







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