EXAM 2

Question 1

classical design definition

Answer 1

built around an active protagonist who struggles against primarily external forces of antagonism to pursue his or her desire,

Question 2

story circle

Answer 2

1. Comfort zone
2. Desire something
3. Unfamiliar situation
4. Adapt
5. Get what they desired
6. Pay heavy price
7. Return to familiar situation
8. Changed overall

Question 3

freytag pyramid

Answer 3

Exposition or Introduction
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Conclusion

Question 4

scene

Question 5

scene header

Question 6

action lines

Question 7

character names

Question 8

dialogue

Question 9

extensions

Question 10

parentheticals

Answer 10

a note or direction on how a particular line of dialogue or action is delivered by a character

Question 11

sluglines

Answer 11

Short (1-3 words)
ALL CAPS
One line
Indicates a SHOT

Question 12

editorial transitions

Question 13

basic mechanics of cameras

Question 14

film vs. digital

Answer 14

Film stock is a physical thing; digital is virtual representation

Question 15

aspect ratio

Answer 15

The ratio of frame width to frame height

Question 16

exposure (aperture, ISO, shutter speed)

Question 17

headroom

Answer 17

the space between the top of the head and the upper screen edge

Question 18

leadroom

Answer 18

The space to the side of the frame that is in front of someone or something that is moving.

Question 19

rule of thirds

Question 20

depth of field

Answer 20

the distance between the nearest and furthest objects in focus in a camera.

Question 21

basic camera movements

Question 22

axis of action

Question 23

30 degree rule

Answer 23

a shot should only be followed by another shot taken from a position greater than 30 degrees from that of the first

Question 24

master shot

Question 25

establishing shot

Answer 25

often a long shot that sets the scene. establishes setting

Question 26

coverage

Question 27

shot types

Answer 27

medium, wide, close up, telephoto

Question 28

C-stands

Answer 28

metal stands used to hold lights, scrims, and flags

Question 29

clamps

Question 30

dolly/track

Answer 30

moving a camera on a wheeled dolly to follow an action or push in or pull back

Question 31

wedges

Question 32

apple boxes

Answer 32

Boxes used to make actors taller while shooting.

Question 33

c47s

Answer 33

clothes pins

Question 34

cookie/cucaloris

Answer 34

light modifier (tool, device) for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination

Question 35

silk flag

Answer 35

diffuses light

Question 36

scrims

Answer 36

decreases light

Question 37

solids (flags)

Answer 37

blocks light completely

Question 38

sound blanket

Answer 38

moving blankets used to reduce the noise in a room

Question 39

sand bags

Answer 39

goes on longest leg of c-stand to secure it.

Question 40

3 Point Lighting

Answer 40

key light, fill light, back light 2:1:1

Question 41

high key/low key lighting

Answer 41

high key lighting: less contrast low key lighting: greater contrast

Question 42

color temperature

Answer 42

HIGHER temperature: BLUER LOWER temperature: REDDER

Question 43

white balancing

Question 44

soft vs. hard light

Answer 44

hard: direct, harsh, fast falloff, higher contrast. soft: diffused, slow falloff, low contrast, indirect.

Question 45

falloff

Answer 45

change from light to shadow

Question 46

diffusion

Answer 46

bending of light in many different directions

Question 47

spotlights/floodlights

Question 48

gels

Answer 48

colored, translucent sheets of thin plastic. used to correct or add color

Question 49

filters

Answer 49

disks of coloured glass or gelatin with controlled transmission characteristics. Placed in front of the camera lens, they preferentially transmit light of their own colour and hold back light of other colours

Question 50

neutral density

Answer 50

gray filters or gels that decrease the intensity of light without affecting color temperature

Question 51

light meters

Answer 51

Used to measure light intensity

Question 52

incident/reflected light

Question 53

tungsten/incandescent

Question 54

LED light

Answer 54

Light Emitting Diode. change color and uses a low amount of power

Question 55

HMI

Answer 55

Hydrogen medium-arc-length iodide lamp that is daylight balanced and therefore used to supplement the sun as a light source.

Question 56

functions of sluglines

Answer 56

SFX Close-ups / Inserts 1st person POV Sub-headings or “zones”

Question 57

5500K

Answer 57

daylight halogen

Question 58

4200K

Answer 58

cool white flourescent

Question 59

4000k

Answer 59

Std. clear metal

Question 60

3000K

Answer 60

Halogen

Question 61

2700K

Answer 61

Standard Incandescent

Question 62

2200K

Answer 62

High pressure sodium