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Basic Video Production

Subject : engineeering
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1. Picking up mainly from one side in a heart shaped pattern






2. Hertz (Hz)






3. Involves the main action






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






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






6. Directional (Cardiod) - Omnidirectional - Bidirectional






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






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






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






10. Made up by the sound effects editor - Indicates a what point in the movie each effect should be placed






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






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






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






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






15. The degree to which the aperture opens






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






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






18. The more light reaches film






19. The most important part of the package - The voice of the reporter describing and telling the story - Recording of the reporter's voice






20. Another name for ambient sound






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






22. Name - agency - and role






23. tinted blue - 5500 degrees Kelvin - outside lighting






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






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






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






27. The relative volume of sounds - Important sounds should be louder than unimportant sounds






28. 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






29. 20 HZ to 20000 HZ






30. Involves the main action






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






32. -273.15 degrees celcius 0 degrees Kelvin






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






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






35. Big image - short focal length






36. 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






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






38. Name - agency - and role






39. F-stop selection effects depth of field






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






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






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






43. Lighting instrument that has a lens on the front






44. You can control your depth of field






45. You can control your depth of field






46. Made up by the sound effects editor - Indicates a what point in the movie each effect should be placed






47. Lighting instrument that has a lens on the front






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






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






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







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