First Quiz Review

Question 1

Program objective

Answer 1

Desired effect of the program on the viewer (ex. Spielberg wanted people to be afraid to go in the ocean after seeing jaws)

Question 2

Medium requirements

Answer 2

All crew, equipment, and facilities needed for a production (ex. In jaws, how to make it scary)

Question 3

Process message

Answer 3

The message perceived by the viewer while watching a tv or video program

Question 4

Three phases of production

Answer 4

Preproduction, production, postproduction

Question 5

Brainstorming vs clustering

Answer 5

Brainstorming-listing ideas

Clustering-diagram of ideas stemming from one original idea

Question 6

Focal length

Answer 6

With the lens set at infinity, the distance from the iris to the plane where the distance is in focus. Normally measured in millimeters

Question 7

Wide-angle lens

Answer 7

A short focal length lens that provides a large vista (Wes Anderson)

Question 8

Telephoto lens

Answer 8

Gives a close-up view of an event relatively far away from the camera

Question 9

Zoom lens

Answer 9

Variable focal length lens. All video cameras are equipped with this lens.

Question 10

Iris

Answer 10

Adjustable lens-opening mechanisms

Question 11

Aperture

Answer 11

Iris opening of a lens, measured in f-stops

Question 12

F-stops

Answer 12

How we measure how much light is coming in to the camera (larger the f-stop, smaller the aperture, etc)

Question 13

Pan

Answer 13

Turning the camera horizontally

Question 14

Pedestal

Answer 14

To move the camera up or down using a studio or tripod pedestal

Question 15

Dolly

Answer 15

To move the camera toward (dolly in) or away from (dolly out) the object/subject

Question 16

Tilt

Answer 16

To point the camera up or down

Question 17

Truck (track)

Answer 17

To move the camera laterally by means of a mobile camera mount (taking the camera on its tripod and moving it left or right)

Question 18

White balance

Answer 18

To adjust the color circuits in the camera to produce white color in lighting of various color temperatures

Question 19

Auto focus

Answer 19

Automatic focusing system on most consumer camcorders

Question 20

Aspect radio

Answer 20

The ratio of the wish of a television screen to its height. Standard is 4:3, widescreen is 16:9

Question 21

Field of view

Answer 21

Portion of the screen visible through a particular lens

Question 22

LS (long shot)

Answer 22

Object seen from far away or very loosely

Question 23

MS (medium shot)

Answer 23

Object seen from medium distance

Question 24

CU (close up)

Answer 24

Object of any part of an object seen at a close range and framed tightly

Question 25

ELS or XLS (extreme long shot)

Answer 25

The shot puts more emphasis on character surroundings

Question 26

ECU or XCU (extreme close up)

Answer 26

Only shows a portion of the object or talent; produces a sense of importance in the minute

Question 27

Rule of thirds

Answer 27

Scenes are divided into thirds with two imaginary lines vertically and horizontally, so 9 sections

Question 28

Nose room

Answer 28

Space in front of a person looking or pointing to the edge of a screen

Question 29

Headroom

Answer 29

Space between top of head and upper screen edge

Question 30

Leadroom

Answer 30

The space in front of a laterally-moving object or person

Question 31

Z-axis

Answer 31

Imaginary line that stretches from camera lens to horizon

Question 32

Depth of field

Answer 32

Area along the z-axis in which objects appear in focus

Question 33

Omnidirectional

Answer 33

Pickup pattern from a microphone that can hear equally well from all directions

Question 34

Sound aesthetics

Answer 34

Context, figure-ground, sound perspective, energy and mood, and continuity

Question 35

Context

Answer 35

Sound that is recorded or edited in should match the shot or source

Question 36

Figure/ground

Answer 36

Focusing in on one subject and that subject is all that's heard while all else becomes the environment

Question 37

Sound perspective

Answer 37

If the object is closer to the camera, they're louder

Question 38

Energy and mood

Answer 38

Audio should match the energy or mood of an event

Question 39

Continuity

Answer 39

Video package that has sound in studio and on field

Question 40

Three point lighting

Answer 40

Main goal to get even distribution of light on a subject while allowing them to pop from the background (key light, fill light, back light)

Question 41

Key light

Answer 41

45 degree angle from camera, highlights face but shadows the other half

Question 42

Fill light

Answer 42

Less intense than key light, maybe slightly farther away, fills other half of face with light as well for even distribution

Question 43

Back light

Answer 43

Behind subject to an angle, light only spills onto subject and makes them stand out from the background

Question 44

Spotlights

Answer 44

Good for key lights

Question 45

Flood light

Answer 45

Good fill light bc nondirectional

Question 46

LED panels

Answer 46

Able to use quickly (ex. Emeril running around the grocery store)

Question 47

Halogens

Answer 47

Good for fill lights

Question 48

The balloon

Answer 48

Good for night shoots

Question 49

Low key lighting

Answer 49

High contrast lighting where key light is much brighter than the fill light, producing harsh shadows

Question 50

High key lighting

Answer 50

Low contrast lighting that produces a generally bright scene; fill light usually as bright as the key light to minimize shadows

Question 51

Chrominance

Answer 51

Portion of the video signal that carries color information

Question 52

Luminance

Answer 52

Black and white portion of the video signal, carries the brightness information representing the picture contrast

Question 53

Kelvin

Answer 53

Scale in degrees for measuring color temperature

Question 54

Production model

Answer 54

Moving from an idea to a program objective, then backing up to the specific medium requirements to achieve the program objective