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Basic Video Production

Subject : engineeering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The more light reaches film






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






3. Isolates a particular character or action






4. When sounds are mixed live - each mic feeds into a different input of one or more audio mixers






5. Big image - short focal length






6. Directional (Cardiod) - Omnidirectional - Bidirectional






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






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






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






10. Two basic systems of light metering used in cinematography






11. Attaches to the microphone






12. 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






13. The picture should look the same from shot to shot if the assumption is that the shots are in the same time and space






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






15. The more light reaches film






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






17. Refers to making the audio sound better - You may fix sound of some dialogue by bringing in the sound from another shot that wasn't used in the film or replacing a word through ADR






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






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






20. Focuses on an element that appeared in the previous shot






21. No two microphones should be closer together than three times the distance between them and the subject.






22. 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






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






24. Overlapping action - Match cut - Jump cut






25. When sounds are mixed live - each mic feeds into a different input of one or more audio mixers






26. Attaches to the recorder






27. The number of times per second that the wave travels from the beginning of one cycle to the beginning of the next






28. Distance from the center of a lens to the place where the parallel light will be focused






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. The opening in the lens that allows light to pass






31. 20 HZ to 20000 HZ






32. Sound must appear to be coming from the picture






33. Charged Coupled Device






34. If there is a background noise in one shot - there should be the same background noise in the next - if they are in the same time and place






35. Two basic systems of light metering used in cinematography






36. The editor can try an entire group of shots in one position - move it to another - and then return it to it's original position






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






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






39. Involves keeping the audience from getting lost - If you cut from a wide shot of a building to a medium shot - the medium shot should be of something that is recognizable in the wide shot






40. F-stop selection effects depth of field






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






42. Electro-magnetic radiation






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






44. Electro-magnetic radiation






45. Low pressure areas against high pressure areas create the waves. - Waves are just pictures or graphs of the measures of air pressure






46. Source microphones go into - Has up to 4 channels






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






48. Another name for ambient sound






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. 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






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