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Basic Video Production

Subject : engineeering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Isolates a particular character or action






2. Picking up from two sides






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






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






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






6. The sound made by the differing frequencies






7. Attaches to the microphone






8. tinted orange - 3200 degrees Kelvin - Studio lighting






9. Directional (Cardiod) - Omnidirectional - Bidirectional






10. Another name for ambient sound






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






12. 3200 degrees K






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






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






15. Picking up from two sides






16. Record all the music in a control room






17. Raw sound that was recorded on the day






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






19. Isolates a particular character or action






20. The more light reaches film






21. The range of quietness to loudness






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Big image - short focal length






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






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






30. Charged Coupled Device






31. F-stop selection effects depth of field






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






33. Electro-magnetic radiation






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






35. The sound made by the differing frequencies






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






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






38. 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






39. Involves the main action






40. Disrupt the arrangement of air molecules






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






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






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






44. Sound must appear to be coming from the picture






45. Greater depth of field






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






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






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






49. Recording picture on one machine and sound on another






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