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Basic Video Production

Subject : engineeering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






4. Sound must appear to be coming from the picture






5. Background sounds such as footsteps - clothes rustling - and branches waving in the wind - Named after Jack Foley






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






7. Isolates a particular character or action






8. Electro-magnetic radiation






9. Sound that doesn't bounce - Dead sound






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






11. 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






12. Decibels (dB)






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






14. 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






15. 3200 degrees K






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






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






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






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






20. After the music is recorded its put onto this in the same way a picture is recorded on a DVD






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






22. 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






23. Small image - long focal length






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






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






26. Two basic systems of light metering used in cinematography






27. -273.15 degrees celcius 0 degrees Kelvin






28. Involves the main action






29. Something that has already happened in one shot should not happen again in the next






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






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






32. Another name for ambient sound






33. tinted blue - 5500 degrees Kelvin - outside lighting






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






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






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






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






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






40. 800 mph or 1000ft per second or 1 foot per millisecond






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






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






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






44. Name - agency - and role






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






50. Record all the music in a control room