Terms to Study for Test #2

Cinema 1 - Instructor J.Varner

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You will need to bring a Scantron (#882) Form to class (buy in the LACC bookstore) and a #2 pencil. This is NOT an open book test but you can use an English/Foreign Language Dictionary. There will be a total of fifty questions in the format of multiple choice & True/False will include lectures & videotapes.

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Chapter 8: Shooting

Production Tasks Listed Below: (pp. 208 - 210)
producer (s)
unit production manager
1st assistant director (A.D.)
2nd assistant director (A.D.)
script supervisor
production assistant (P.A.)
director
director of photography (D.P.)
camera operator
1st assistant camera operator (A.C.)
2nd assistant camera operator (A.C.)
sound:
- mixer / boom operator
electrical:
- gaffer / best boy / electricians
grip:
- key / best boy /dolly
art department / props
makeup, wardrobe
locations / transportation
physical & visual effects
second unit (p. 209)
MOS (p. 227)
scenes / shots / takes (pp. 213-214)
long shot / master shot
medium shot
closeups
standard shot progression: (p. 215)
- long / medium / close up
angle/reverse–angle shot (p. 214)
pointof view shot (P.O.V.)
static shot / moving shot
pick–ups (p. 219)
camera angles (height):
- high / eye / low level (not in book)
storyboard (p. 216)
screen direction (p. 350)
180 degree rule (the line) (pp. 216 - 218)
director's finder (p. 211)
composition: (pp. 215 - 217)
- leading the action / look space
- rule of thirds
continuity (p. 218):
- overlap of action
cutaways / inserts (pp. 218 & 347)
jump cuts (pp. 349 - 350)
rack focus (p. 219)
Dutch angle (Dutch tilt) (p. 219)
shooting ratio (10:1 etc.) (p. 229)
tripod heads (pp. 229-230):
- friction
- fluid
- geared
tripod legs (pp. 230-231)
standard / baby legs
high hat (p. 230)
spreader (spider, triangle) (p. 231)
friction / fluid / geared heads
suction cup camera mounts (p. 233)
apple boxes (p. 231)
speed rail
pan & tilt (p. 233)
swish pan (p. 234)
dolly, track, truck (p. 234)
camera crane or boom
hand–held (pp. 237-238)
moving vehicle shooting (p. 236)
Image Stabilization Devices
- Steadicam™ (p. 240)

Chapter 9: Sound Recording Systems

wavelength / pitch (pp. 245 - 247)
amplitude
dB (decibels)
dynamic range
S/N (signal to noise ratio)
sweetening (p. 447)
magnetic tape recorders:
- DAT (Digital Audio Tape)
- Nagra™ analog reeltoreel
  - pilot head (p. 251)
sampling rate / bit depth (pp. 249-251)
erase/ record/ playback /
pilot head (p. 254)
bias / equalization (EQ) (pp. 252 - 253)
tape speed & tape stock (pp. 255 - 256)
noise reduction (p. 256)
transducing microphone elements (p. 262):
- dynamic
- condenser
microphone pick-up patterns: (pp. 262 - 264)
- omnidirectional
- bi-directional
- cardioid / hypercardioid (shotgun)
microphone use: (pp. 267-270)
- hand / boom /lavalier
- wireless mike
windscreen / zeppelin (p. 266)
(Z) impedance: high &low (p. 271)
balanced / unbalanced lines (p. 271)
audio connectors: (p. 272)
- XLR
- Phone or 1/4"
- Phono or RCA
- mini

Chapter 10: Sound Recording Techniques

preparing the recorder (pp. 277 - 278)
reference tone (p. 280)
recorder operation (p. 281)
slate / clapper / sticks (pp. 282 - 283)
head / tail slate
time code slate (pp. 283-284)
ideal placement of mics (p. 287)
proximity effect
automatic gain control (AGC) (p. 293)
level / gain / pot (p. 288)
setting the recording level
VU meter (volume unit) (pp. 288-290)
Modulometer (Nagra™)
Overmodulation (p. 288)
ambient sound / room tone (p. 294)
acoustics (live, dead) (p. 295)
phase cancellation (p. 300)

Chapter 11: Lighting

available/ artificial light (p. 304)
hard light / specular light (p. 305)
soft light / diffuse light
top light/ underlight (pp. 307-309)
lighting contrast (pp. 309 - 310):
- low key / high contrast
- high key / low contrast
wattage : 1K, 2K, 5K, 10K
- inky / baby / junior / senior (spots)
Inverse Square Law (pp. 310 - 311)
Lamp Head / Blub (p. 310)
tungsten–halogen–quartz bulb (p. 312)
- (CTO) 3200°K
HMI lights (formerly carbon arc) (p. 313)
- (CTB) 5600°K
Fluorescent Bulbs (p. 314)
Spotlights (are focusing):
- Fresnel lens (p. 315)
- (PAR) sealed–beam lights (p. 316)
Floodlights (not focusing):
- scoops / broads (p. 318)
scrims (p. 323)
diffusion material (p. 318)
bounce light (p. 306)
reflectors:
- foam core / show cards (p. 319)
- foil or space blanket
eye / obie / bash light (p. 321)
battery lights –"sun gun" (p. 321)
spill light control (pp. 322 – 323):
flags, gobos, net, cucoloris , snoot
C–Stands (Century stands) (p. 324)
location lighting : polecats, etc. (p. 324)
Dimmers (p. 324)
Dichroic filters, gels (pp. 325-326)
Key / Fill / Back light (pp. 328-329)
lighting contrast: (pp. 337-340)
- ratios: (2:1, 3:1, 4:1)
butterfly / silk (p. 323)
mixed color temperature (pp. 341-342)
night/ day for night (pp. 342-343)
magic /golden hour (pp. 342-343)
formula for determining Amps (p. 344):
- Amps = Watts/volts

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There will be a total of 50 questions in the format of Multiple Choice and True/False.

There will also be extra credit questions on the video tapes that have been shown in class.

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