Chapter

Question 1

Short-range apparent motion

Answer 1

rapid presentation of still images as motion through this perceptual phenomenon

Question 2

Standard frame rate

Answer 2

24fps

Question 3

Intermittent movement

Answer 3

regular start and stop mechanical action, positioning and holding one frame at a time

Question 4

Time lapse

Answer 4

when one is taking exposures at frame rates as slow as 3 frames per minute

Question 5

Synching dailies

Answer 5

bringing audio and images together

Question 6

The body

Answer 6

a light tight chamber in which film can be transported in complete darkness, exposed in a controlled manner, and then taken up in darkness

Question 7

Film magazine

Answer 7

essentially an extension of the light tight camera body

Question 8

Gate

Answer 8

the only place where film stock is exposed to light

Question 9

Film/focal plane

Answer 9

exact position of the film btw the aperture and pressure plates

Question 10

Pressure plate

Answer 10

applies constant gentle pressure to assure that the film lies perfectly flat as it moves vertically through the gate

Question 11

Aperture plate

Answer 11

located just behind the lens, has a rectangular opening (aperture opening)

Question 12

Movement

Answer 12

the claw and shutter work in concert with one another to precisely position and expose each and every frame of film

Question 13

Registration pin

Answer 13

skewers a sprocket hole to keep the frame extra steady in the gate

Question 14

The claw

Answer 14

located on the edge of the aperture plate and is responsible for positioning the film in the gate and holding it steady during the exposure

Question 15

Sprocket holes

Answer 15

allow the strip of film to be easily, accurately, and gently transported through the camera

Question 16

Drive mechanism

Answer 16

both provides power to run the film through the camera and governs the speed of the film

Question 17

Feed and take up spindles

Answer 17

feed the unexposed raw film stock into the gate and then take up th exposed footage

Question 18

Variable speed monitors

Answer 18

have the ability to run at a variety of transport speeds, giving the filmmaker a range of under cranking or slow motion speeds to choose from

Question 19

Constant speed variable monitors

Answer 19

run exclusively at 24 fps

Question 20

Guide rollers

Answer 20

guide the film onto the drive sprockets, ensuring smooth engagement with the film’s sprocket holes

Question 21

Loops

Answer 21

small bend of extra film located just above and below the gate

Question 22

Viewing system

Answer 22

allows us to see and evaluate our framing before and during each take

Question 23

Reflex viewing

Answer 23

we see the scene through the same lens with which we shoot the scene

Question 24

Mirrored shutter system

Answer 24

utilizes the camera’s rotating shutter to divert light to the ground glass viewfinder

Question 25

Diopter

Answer 25

found at end of viewing system, just behind the eyepiece, a simple lens that is focused on the view-finding screen

Question 26

Frame edge brackets

Answer 26

four sharp corners, slightly smaller than the full area of the viewfinder that show you the exact parameters of your image frame

Question 27

Beam splitter

Answer 27

uses a prism located btw the lens and the film plane to divert a small percentage of the light to the viewfinder before it reacher the shutter or gate

Question 28

Finder markings

Answer 28

etched or painted onto the viewing screen to help you compose your frame

Question 29

Center cross hairs

Answer 29

mark the exact center of the frame

Question 30

Threading pattern

Answer 30

the path that the film takes from the feed reel to the takeup reel

Question 31

Manual load

Answer 31

you thread the film through each mechanism

Question 32

Automatic threading

Answer 32

you just engage the automatic guide mechanism

Question 33

Critical ends

Answer 33

vital footage at the end of a reel

Question 34

Camera magazine

Answer 34

a light tight chamber that can be preloaded and easily attaches to and detaches from the body of the camera

Question 35

Displacement magazine

Answer 35

places the feed and takeup sides on a single plane and shifts the film from the fron to the back of the mag

Question 36

Coaxial magazines

Answer 36

the feed and takeup sides are parallel side by side , and the film shifts from the left to the right side during shooting

Question 37

Changing bag

Answer 37

a large lightproof bag with a double zipper opening at the base and sleeves on the other end that enable the camera loader access to the inside of the bag without leaking light in