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Basic Video Production

Subject : engineeering
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1. 3200 degrees K






2. 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






3. 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






4. Attaches to the microphone






5. Small image - long focal length






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






7. Picking up from two sides






8. Lighting instrument that has a lens on the front






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






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






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






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






13. The range of quietness to loudness






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






15. 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






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






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






18. Raw sound that was recorded on the day






19. 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






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






21. Big image - short focal length






22. Ratio of the width of a frame to its height - HDTV = 16:9






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






24. Tonal quality of a sound and is the thing that helps us distinguish between the sound of a martin guitar and bagpipes






25. Greater depth of field






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






27. Focal length divided by aperture






28. F-stop selection effects depth of field






29. tinted orange - 3200 degrees Kelvin - Studio lighting






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. Attaches to the microphone






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






40. Raw sound that was recorded on the day






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Random footage in the package






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






49. 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






50. Pre-production







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