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Intro To Film Production
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Study First
Subjects
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performing-arts
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film
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. Executing more than one move at a time
Combination Move
Wild Sound (Non-Sync Sound)
Low-Key Lighting
Location Technical Survey
2. Yields very dark and prominent shadow areas. Occurs when the fill light is considerable lower than the key - allowing areas to be submerged in shadows.
Storyboards
Coverage
Headroom
Low-Key Lighting
3. Shooting a scene from various angles
Storyboards
Key Light
Depth of Field
Coverage
4. Soft light that fills in the shadows created by the Key Light
Wild Sound (Non-Sync Sound)
Fill Light
Audition
Key Light
5. Sound that includes both room acoustics and background noise
Overheads
Ambient Sound
Pulling Focus
Plot
6. Works closely with the director on the visual interprataino of the script and the photographic look of the movie (cinematography). This involves lighting - film stocks - video format - expressive camera angles - compositions - exposures - and f
Headshot/Bio
Director of Photography
Treatment
Focus Puller
7. Adjusted to take into account the amount of light that is lost - dissipated - or absorbed by that particular lens
Levels
T-Stops
Four Basic Elements in the Visual Language of Cinema
Shooting (Lined) Script
8. Recording is too low
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9. Removing extraneous time and territory
Elliptical Editing
Zooming Out
Shot Size
High-Key Lighting
10. Another name for backlight because of the effect it gives the actor
Shot List
Rim Light
Call Sheets
Audition
11. Revolve around conflict - and express ideas and cocepts through stories in which a character who needs to accomplish something encounters obastacles and much struggle to get what they need
Narrative Films
Overheads
Zooming In
1/3 - 2/3 Rule
12. All camera moves need to be...
Side Light
Parallel Action
Pick-Ups
Motivated Move
13. The recording of sync dialogue in a studio in cases where the production sound is not usable
Automatic Dialogue Replacement
Depth of Field
Peak Meter
Sound Recordist
14. Sheets for each shooting day; they detail what portion of the script is being shot on a specific day - who needs to be on the set - when they need to be there - and how to get to the set.
Pick-Ups
Media File Indicators
1/3 - 2/3 Rule
Call Sheets
15. Lens that has one fixed focal length for more precise manipulation of image quality
Zoom Lens (Variable Focal Length Lens)
Four Basic Elements in the Visual Language of Cinema
Prime Lens
Rim Light
16. Shots that don't require any actors to be present like landscapes - location-establishing shots - and shots of objects and cutaways
Cutaway Shot
Unmotivated Move
Motivated Move
Pick-Ups
17. Lighting unit that is 45
3/4 Back Light
Four Basic Properties of Sound
Motivated Move
Wild Sound (Non-Sync Sound)
18. The look of the environment in which your scenes take place - and the choice and design of the objects and costumes employed in the film have a profound impact on the tone - the characterizations - and the meaning of your movie.
Wild Sound (Non-Sync Sound)
Art Direction
Direct Address
Location Technical Survey
19. Lens that offers a continuous range of focal lengths in one lens housing
Audition
Zoom Lens (Variable Focal Length Lens)
Zooming In
Shooting (Lined) Script
20. To alternate between two or more scenes when editing a sequence
Cross Cutting
Unmotivated Move
Five Ways to Create a Parallel Action Sequence
Boom Operator
21. A type of location sound that isn't recorded simultaneously with the picture. Two types are Ambient Sound and Location Sound.
Wild Sound (Non-Sync Sound)
Assistant Camera
Direct Address
Protagonist
22. Closely scrutinizing the location for its technical and aesthetic capabilities
Shot List
Location Technical Survey
Treatment
Author's Draft
23. Adjusting the optical center away from the focal plane and therefore increasing the magnification power of the lens (telephoto)
Reverberation
Zooming In
Protagonist
Pulling Focus
24. Shots that don't require any actors to be present like landscapes - location-establishing shots - and shots of objects and cutaways
Pick-Ups
Elliptical Editing
1/3 - 2/3 Rule
Side Light
25. Two-thirds of the depth range along the z-axis is behind the focus point and one-third is in front of the focus point
Author's Draft
1/3 - 2/3 Rule
Overheads
Ambient Sound
26. Point to the original data without altering the media file
Art Direction
Cover-Set
Media File Indicators
Levels
27. Refers to the size of your subject in the frame
Cold Reading
Nonlinear Editing System
Spike
Shot Size
28. Loud - sudden sound that exceeds 0dB
Spike
Headroom
Shooting (Lined) Script
Depth of Field
29. Recording is too low
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30. Lens that has one fixed focal length for more precise manipulation of image quality
Zooming Out
Coverage
Reverse Shots
Prime Lens
31. Responsible for the proper use and actual placement of the microphones for optimal quality
Boom Operator
Cutaway Shot
3/4 Back Light
Wild Sound (Non-Sync Sound)
32. Form used in film production to keep track of all the mise-en-sc
Cutaway Shot
Fine Cut
Script Breakdown Sheet
Director of Photography
33. Clearly shows both subjects in the scene and defines the spatial relationship of the two to each other and the space around them
Master Shot
Unmotivated Move
Headroom
Treatment
34. Drawings of each scene from a bird's eye perspective. They help figure out important details like the axis of action - camera placement - and blocking.
Talent Release
Coverage
Overheads
Cutaway Shot
35. Finessing all of the edits one-by-one
Parallel Action
Protagonist
Automatic Dialogue Replacement
Fine Cut
36. Primary source of illumination in your scene. Usually it is a motivated light source.
Lens Speed
Rendering
Script Breakdown Sheet
Key Light
37. Form used in film production to keep track of all the mise-en-sc
Script Breakdown Sheet
Headshot/Bio
Call Sheets
Headshot/Bio
38. Another name for backlight because of the effect it gives the actor
Rim Light
Motivated Move
Depth of Field
Fill Light
39. Separate comfortable waiting space to put the next-in line actor. A place where actors can relax - drink some water - and go over their lines.
Prime Lens
Art Direction
Cable Wrangler
Green Room
40. Closer shots of the subjects in the scene from and angle that includes a portion of the other person's shoulder or head. This is also called and over-the-shoulder shot.
Reverse Shots
Circle of Confusion
Cable Wrangler
Talent Release
41. The subject of the story - the central character whom the audience will follow as they attempt to achieve their goal
Peak Meter
Rule of Thirds
Protagonist
T-Stops
42. This type of move breaks the promise of showing something else to the viewer
Unmotivated Move
T-Stops
Prime Lens
Author's Draft
43. Deciding where you want to shoot (the look - the access - the logistics - the sound - and securing it)
Director of Photography
Prime Lens
Location Scouting
Focus Puller
44. The strategy of using movie lights to duplicate where light would logically be emanating from
Shot List
Cover-Set
Shooting (Lined) Script
Motivated Lighting
45. An interior scene that can be used in case your exterior shoot is cancelled because of bad weather
Art Direction
Cover-Set
Cold Reading
Levels
46. The head of the sound department responsible for recording the best possible quality sound. Chooses the appropriate microphones and mic placement for each and every scene that requires sound. They also monitor and maintain proper recording levels.
Narrative Films
Sound Recordist
Spike
Author's Draft
47. The range between -12dB and 0dB that gives a buffer for any unforeseen audio spikes
Headroom
Parallel Action
Side Light
Shooting (Lined) Script
48. Adjusting the optical center back toward the focal plane causing the image to become more wide-angle
Zooming Out
Fill Light
Reverberation
Prime Lens
49. Primary source of illumination in your scene. Usually it is a motivated light source.
Key Light
Protagonist
Cross Cutting
Depth of Field
50. Light that separates the subject from the background by positioning a somewhat lower intensity light at a high angle and behind the subject. It traces the edges of the figure and creates depth.
Camera Setup
Back Light
Blocking
Four Basic Elements in the Visual Language of Cinema