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Basic Video Production

Subject : engineeering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Attaches to the microphone






2. The more light reaches film






3. tinted blue - 5500 degrees Kelvin - outside lighting






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






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






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






7. Attaches to the microphone






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






9. The range of frequencies that a microphone will pick up - 20 Hz - 20000 Hz






10. 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






11. Recording picture on one machine and sound on another






12. Microphones and recorders that pick up all frequencies equally well






13. Middle point of the haystack






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Sound must appear to be coming from the picture






22. Focal length divided by aperture






23. Random footage in the package






24. Name - agency - and role






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. Attaches to the recorder






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






32. Disrupt the arrangement of air molecules






33. Sound that doesn't bounce - Dead sound






34. Recording picture on one machine and sound on another






35. The degree to which the aperture opens






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






37. Small image - long focal length






38. tinted orange - 3200 degrees Kelvin - Studio lighting






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






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






41. Lighting instrument that has a lens on the front






42. A recording of the general ambience of the place where the dialogue is being recorded






43. 5 -500 degrees K






44. Picking up from two sides






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






46. Higher pitch and frequency






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






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






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






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