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Basic Video Production

Subject : engineeering
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1. -273.15 degrees celcius 0 degrees Kelvin






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Two basic systems of light metering used in cinematography






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






8. The sound made by the differing frequencies






9. Focal length divided by aperture






10. Involves keeping the audience from getting lost - If you cut from a wide shot of a building to a medium shot - the medium shot should be of something that is recognizable in the wide shot






11. Decibels (dB)






12. You can control your depth of field






13. The more light reaches film






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. tinted blue - 5500 degrees Kelvin - outside lighting






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






33. 5 -500 degrees K






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






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






36. Directional (Cardiod) - Omnidirectional - Bidirectional






37. Lighting instrument that has a lens on the front






38. 5 -500 degrees K






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. Pre-production






47. 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






48. tinted blue - 5500 degrees Kelvin - outside lighting






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






50. Higher pitch and frequency