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Basic Video Production

Subject : engineeering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






3. 5 -500 degrees K






4. Electro-magnetic radiation






5. Key - fill - back






6. Sound must appear to be coming from the picture






7. Middle point of the haystack






8. 800 mph or 1000ft per second or 1 foot per millisecond






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






10. The more light reaches film






11. Sound will disappear or turn into pops. Can only be amplified in a specific range of softness and loudness - Digital equipment






12. Isolates a particular character or action






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






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






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






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






17. You can control your depth of field






18. After the music is recorded its put onto this in the same way a picture is recorded on a DVD






19. Charged Coupled Device






20. Random footage in the package






21. Small image - long focal length






22. 3200 degrees K






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






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






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






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






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






28. -273.15 degrees celcius 0 degrees Kelvin






29. Disrupt the arrangement of air molecules






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






31. Directional (Cardiod) - Omnidirectional - Bidirectional






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






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






34. 20 HZ to 20000 HZ






35. Sound must appear to be coming from the picture






36. 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






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






38. Focal length divided by aperture






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






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






41. The number of times per second that the wave travels from the beginning of one cycle to the beginning of the next






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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