TEST MATERIAL Flashcards
(104 cards)
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“Single”
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Green frame scrim, reduces light by 30% (half f/stop)
2
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LED lights
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light emitting diode, low energy consumption, more efficient than incandescent bulbs
3
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What reduces the light by 30%?
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A single green frame
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Phases of Production
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- Development 2. Pre-production 3. Principal Photography 4. Post-production 5. Distribution
5
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Visual exclamation point
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Center-punches
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Fresnel
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a lighting lens with concentric circles that focus the light
7
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Hierarchy of the Grip Department
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- Key Grip 2. Best Boy Grip 3. Grips 4. Dolly Grips 5. Rigging Grips
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Filmmakers must create what when planning a day of shooting in order to stay organized?
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Shot list
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Hierarchy of the Art Department
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- Production Designer 2. Art Director 3. Set Designers 3. Art Department Coordinators
10
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3 phase AC
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- Ground (green)
- Neutral
- Phases
11
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Camera turns right and left along horizon from a single axis point
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Pan
12
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What types of shot are required for proper coverage in a two-person dialogue scene?
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- Wide shot (for master)
- Medium shot
- Over the shoulder
- Close up
- Insert shot
13
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Soft light
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Diffused light, diminishes outlines, reduces shadows
14
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What is always placed on a stand before we walk away?
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Sand bag
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“Scene”
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is all of the dialogue and action that occurs in ONE location at ONE time, made up of “shots”.
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What separates light and shadows?
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Hard light
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2nd Assistant Camera (2nd AC)
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Handles paperwork/camera reports, slate, notes on continuity (works with script sup)
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Establishing shot
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Shows where everyone is at a given point of the scene (usually the beginning or end)
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Amps
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is the “amount” of the electricity
20
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150w
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Back Light
21
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“low-key” lighting
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Sharp contrast between light and shadows
22
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What is the intensity of light measured in?
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Foot-candles
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What is the “rule of thirds”?
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Theorizes that an image is most dynamic when its subject or regions are composed along imaginary lines that divide the image into horizontal and vertical thirds.
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What are the basic attributes of lighting?
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- Color temperature (daylight & tungsten) 2. Quality (aka coherence; hard and soft light) 3. Intensity 3. Directionality
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"Shot"
Is the "building block of film," is the filming of a scene from one given angle or movement.
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F/stop
Measurement that determines the amount of light needed to expose the film or sensor.
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What shot shows all of the action in a scene?
Master shot
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What refers to the dimensions of an image, comparing width to height
Aspect Ratio
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Camera Department
1. Director of Photograph (DP)
2. Camera Operator
3. 1st Assistant Camera (1st AC)
4. 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd AC)
5. Utility Manager
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"15 Degree Rule"
a rule in continuity that states the camera must vary it's angle by 15 degrees to avoid "jump cuts"
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"Baby pin"
5/8th inch pins on the top of stands
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"Take"
Each filmed “version” of a particular shot. It’s not unusual for there to be several takes of one shot.
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“High-key" lighting
Evenly lit with few shadows
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What are examples of a gas discharge lamp?
1. HMI (5600 degrees Kelvin) 2. Fluorescent 3. Vapor 4. Phosphor 5. Neon
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What reduces the light by 60%?
A double red frame
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"180 Degree Rule"
Cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to one another.
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"Yoke"
the locking base of the lighting instrument
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What kind of meter measures the light falling onto a subject?
Incident
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Always connect the ground first. What color is ground?
GREEN
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HMI lights
5600 degrees Kelvin lights (daylight), gas discharge
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"Baby stands" (aka "beefy baby)
a stand to mount smaller lighting equipment
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What reduces the intensity without changing the color temperature?
Scrim
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300w
Fill Light
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"Lead room" aka "nose room"
Space in front of the subject in the direction he/she is looking in.
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Gaffer (Main Unit)
DP's right-hand man for lighting and exposure, runs on-set crew.
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Scrims
Frame wire screens used to soften or diffuse light, reducing intensity without changing the color temperature
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"Stinger"
electrical extension cord (but don't call it that)
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"CTO" and "CTB"
1. CTO = color temperature orange 2. Color temperature blue
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1:33:1
Standard aspect ratio
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"C47"
Clothespin
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1. "Brick" =? 2. "Hot brick" = ?
1. Brick = battery 2. Hot brick = charged battery
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A continuous moving shot
Fluid master
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1st Assistant Camera (1st AC)
Builds the camera, "focus puller"
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2nd 2nd Assistant Director (2nd 2nd AD)
1. Organizes background actors/extras and PA's
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PARs
parabolic aluminized reflector
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"Staged" or "soldiered"
When light stands and c-stands are placed neatly in a nearby area (sometimes called "the boneyard")
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What light is the strongest and has the most influence in the look of a scene?
Key light
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Light meter
A device to measure light intensity
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1:78:1
US Digital television
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600w
Key Light
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Tungsten (incandescent) lights
3200 degrees Kelvin lights (orange), metal filament
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Used to create sense of privacy or feeling of being trapped
Short siding
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Dutch angle
Turns the camera diagonally to create a feeling of unbalance
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What creates the illusion and feeling of looking at something?
Lead space/lead room
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Distribution Phase
1. Screening at festivals
2. Working with marketing agent and/or sales agent
3. Secure a distributor
4. Maintaining insurance and licenses
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"KinoFlo"
Name brand stand for florescent lights, use these to avoid green tint
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Production Office
Base of operations for logistics, communications and paperwork
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Diffusion can be accomplished with what?
Gels
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Art Director
Manages logistics, budgets and personnel to execute the Production Designers vision.
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The Director of Photography (DP) manages which 3 departments?
1. Camera 2. Grip 3. Electric/Lighting
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"Dress a cable"
To avoid trip hazards, it's important to run cables in a clean fashion: 1. Run cables along the walls until it's perpendicular to where you are plugging in. 2. Use tape to secure it (or under a mat) 3. Always have enough slack for the cable to lay flat and not swoop into the air.
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Main source of light
Key light
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What creates clearly lined shadows?
Hard light
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Direction of light
Refers to the placement of light in relation to the subject (top light, under light, side light)
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Development Phase
1. Hiring/working with the right people (screenwriter, director, actors, etc.)
2. Develop budget
3. Secure finances
4. Working with studio/production company
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Who makes the call sheets?
2nd AD
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Prime lense
Smaller, fixed focal length
78
What is the standard frame rate?
24
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Lekos
ellipsoidal spotlight
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Volts
Is the "speed" of the electricity
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Hierarchy of the Electric Department
1. Gaffer 2. Best Boy 3. Electricians 4. Technicians
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Who runs the haze, fire, explosions, etc. on set?
Special effects
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What are the different types of moving shots?
1. Dolly 2. Slider 3. Jib 4. Crane 5. Steadicam 6. Handheld
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What attribute of light color temperature refers to its basic color; daylight and tungsten?
Color temperature
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Lighting instruments: with lenses
1. Fresnels 2. PARs 3. Lekos
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How do you organize shots?
With letters (Alpha, beta, cats, etc.)
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"Below the Line"
Paid hourly rates; contractors 1. Most crew members
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"Above the Line"
Individuals paid a flat rate for entire project. influences creative direction. 1. Producer 2. Director 3. Screenwriter 4. DP 5. Production Designer
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2nd Assistant Director (2nd AD)
1. Manages paperwork 2. Scheduling actors 3. Makes the call sheet
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2:39:1
Anamorphic scope (ultra wide-screen) theatrical showings
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What makes up the 3 Point Lighting method?
1. Key 2. Fill 3. Back
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Which light is used to fill the shadows created by the key light?
Fill light
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What kind of meter measures the light being reflected from the subject?
Spot meter
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Lighting instruments: without lenses
1. Open face spotlights 2. Fluorescents 3. LEDs 4. Balloons
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Unions and Guilds
Representation for laborers to negotiate wages; benefits
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What are jump cuts?
An abrupt transition from one scene to another.
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Script Supervisor
Ensures the script is shot for a cohesive edit, watching for errors in continuity
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1st Assistant Director (1st AD)
1. Runs on-set operations 2. Crew 3. Shoot schedule 4. Responsible for on-set safety
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Unit Production Manager (UPM)
1. Hires and manages crew members 2. Resources 3. Budget 4. Approving call sheets
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Gaffer (Rigging Unit)
Oversees heavy advanced work, main electrical distribution/lamp placement.
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“Double”
Red frame scrim, reduces light by 60% (one f/stop)
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Watts
Electrical need for an instrument
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Production Designer
The artist who selects/designs the sets. locations and props seen in the film. Creative head of the Art Department.
104
25 foot cable wire
Stinger
