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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The number of times per second that the wave travels from the beginning of one cycle to the beginning of the next






2. Random footage in the package






3. Middle point of the haystack






4. Name - agency - and role






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






6. Greater depth of field






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






8. tinted orange - 3200 degrees Kelvin - Studio lighting






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






10. Decibels (dB)






11. The sound made by the differing frequencies






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






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






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






15. Aids in the composition process - Gives Time Code numbers for places where music is to be heard - Tells the length of time the music is to run - Gives a description of What is happening in the scene






16. Want boom coming down not out - Can add a track to cover it (Fill Grit - Glue Fill) - Can add other noises






17. 3200 degrees K






18. Charged Coupled Device






19. Shot before the long shot that establishes where the action is taking place






20. Involves the main action






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






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






23. tinted blue - 5500 degrees Kelvin - outside lighting






24. Disrupt the arrangement of air molecules






25. Electro-magnetic radiation






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






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






28. Directional (Cardiod) - Omnidirectional - Bidirectional






29. Two basic systems of light metering used in cinematography






30. Decibels (dB)






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






32. Focal length divided by aperture






33. The degree to which the aperture opens






34. Electro-magnetic radiation






35. Involves the main action






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






37. Recording picture on one machine and sound on another






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






39. Focal length divided by aperture






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. 800 mph or 1000ft per second or 1 foot per millisecond






46. tinted blue - 5500 degrees Kelvin - outside lighting






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






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






49. Middle point of the haystack






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