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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. Microphones and recorders that pick up all frequencies equally well






2. Higher pitch and frequency






3. 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






4. Isolates a particular character or action






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






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






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






8. The more light reaches film






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






10. 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






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






12. Higher pitch and frequency






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






14. Lighting instrument that has a lens on the front






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






16. Isolates a particular character or action






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






18. Random footage in the package






19. Charged Coupled Device






20. The sound made by the differing frequencies






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






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






23. Name - agency - and role






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






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






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






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






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






29. 5 -500 degrees K






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. F-stop selection effects depth of field






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






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






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






41. tinted orange - 3200 degrees Kelvin - Studio lighting






42. -273.15 degrees celcius 0 degrees Kelvin






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






44. Picking up from two sides






45. You can control your depth of field






46. Random footage in the package






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






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






49. Sound must appear to be coming from the picture






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