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Basic Video Production

Subject : engineeering
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1. Hertz (Hz)






2. Record all the music in a control room






3. Small image - long focal length






4. Small image - long focal length






5. The range of quietness to loudness






6. 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






7. Middle point of the haystack






8. Disrupt the arrangement of air molecules






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






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






11. Another name for ambient sound






12. Middle point of the haystack






13. Picking up from two sides






14. Electro-magnetic radiation






15. Decibels (dB)






16. Lighting instrument that has a lens on the front






17. Random footage in the package






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






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






20. 800 mph or 1000ft per second or 1 foot per millisecond






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






22. tinted orange - 3200 degrees Kelvin - Studio lighting






23. 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






24. 3200 degrees K






25. Attaches to the recorder






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






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






28. The more light reaches film






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






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






31. Sound must appear to be coming from the picture






32. 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






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






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






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






36. 3200 degrees K






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






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






39. Focal length divided by aperture






40. Big image - short focal length






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






48. tinted blue - 5500 degrees Kelvin - outside lighting






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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