The TECHNICAL

Question 1

What is the goal of setting white balance?

Answer 1

To make your whites look white.

Question 2

What unit of measurement is used to measure the color temperature of all light sources?

Answer 2

Kelvin - The scale goes from 1,000k - 10,000k

Question 3

What is the temperature of the sun at noon-day?

Answer 3

5,600k

Question 4

What temperature are most sunsets and incandescent light bulbs?

Answer 4

2,500-3,500 - This doesn’t mean we would want to white balance at this temperature however. Doing so would make things far to blue.

Question 5

What temperature are most twilights or blue hour?

Answer 5

8,000k-10,000k

Question 6

Do you always want to have perfect white balance?

Answer 6

No, are eyes don’t always see perfect whites and the director may want to have the white balance off to help convey a certain emotion or match what are eyes would realistically see (making things more orange for example during sunset).

Question 7

What is a general rule of thumb for determining what your white balance setting should be?

Answer 7

The setting that conveys what your eyes are seeing in that moment. Unless you want to cheat the image to make a shot look more like sunset for example by making it more orange.

Question 8

If you want your shot to be more blue, do you set the white balance to a higher or lower number?

Answer 8

Lower

Question 9

If you want your shot to be more orange, do you set the white balance to a higher or lower number?

Answer 9

Higher

Question 10

For shots in the shade, what should your white balance be roughly?

Answer 10

7000k

Question 11

For shots in daylight during mid-day what should your white-balance be roughly?

Answer 11

5600k

Question 12

For shots in tungsten light what should your white-balance be roughly?

Answer 12

3200k

Question 13

For Florescent lighting, what should your white-balance be roughly?

Answer 13

4000k

Question 14

What should your white-balance be when you have two different color temperatures of light like daylight and stung?

Answer 14

Try and split the difference, remove one source, replace once source, remove and replace all sources, or a combination of these options.

Question 15

Is there another way to effect the color of your image besides white-balance?

Answer 15

Yes, adjusting your tint or color profile settings.

Question 16

Is it important to get the color right in camera?

Answer 16

Yes, because editing software can only manipulate your image so far before it starts to fall apart (especially when shooting non RAW video). Better in camera color = better color in your finished product.

Question 17

What does the “Color Tone” setting in the Picture Profile menu options effect?

Answer 17

The ting of your image. Having it low makes the image more red. Having it high makes the image more green.

Question 18

What is Devin Graham picture profile he shared with Parker?

Answer 18

Sharpness at 0, contrast -1, saturation +1, and Color Tone +1. This style is great for videos that you want to be happy and vibrant.

Question 19

What are the picture profile settings for Cinestyle?

Answer 19

Sharpness at 0, Contrast 0, Saturation -2, Color Tone Neutral. This is style is ideal for directors that are really proficient with color correction or want a specific color style they can’t achieve in camera.

Question 20

What is frame rate?

Answer 20

The number of still frames or images your camera takes per second. With these still images played back to back in a second, it creates the illusion of motion picture.

Question 21

What frame rate does Parker like to use when shooting real estate or drone footage/

Answer 21

Varies by project, but he recommends 30 fps so you can slow it down to 23.976 in posts for a slight bit of slow motion and smoother footage.

Question 22

What setting should you have your in camera audio?

Answer 22

+1 (almost nothing). Only boost it if needed. You want the levels to sit between -18 and -6.

Question 23

What is the optimal distance to have the microphone from your talents mouth?

Answer 23

6-14inches

Question 24

Should a directional mic (like a shotgun mic) be pointed directly at the mouth or just below it?

Answer 24

Just below so you are not picking up smacking sounds or it being to harsh. Unless you deliberately want that.

Question 25

Should a directional mic (like a shotgun mic) be pointed directly at the mouth or just below it?

Answer 25

Just below so you are not picking up smacking sounds or it being to harsh. Unless you deliberately want that.

Question 26

What are the proper sensitivity settings for your Senheiser G4 lav mic?

Answer 26

-30db for the transmitter (the one with the lav mic attached).

And 0db for the receiver (plugged into your camera or audio device).

Question 27

What are some options for placing lav mics?

Answer 27

On top of the shirt 6-8 inches away from the mouth.
Underneath the shirt taped (the shirt not touching the skin, the shirt above that one so the tape doesn’t fall off because of sweat).

Question 28

What are the 4 keys to smooth Glidecam shots?

Answer 28

1. Good Balance.
2. Lens Choice.
3. The Off Hand.
4. The Way You Walk

Question 29

Are wide or telephoto lenses easier to get smooth shots with, when using a Glidecam?

Answer 29

Wide lenses. The mistakes are much harder to see with so much movement in the frame.
Telephoto lenses require a higher skill level.

Question 30

What is the purpose of the off-hand when Glidecaming?

Answer 30

To counter the gamble’s movement to create smoother shots.
The key is to apply the least amount of pressure possible with the off hand.
Sometimes this means you are just tapping it.

Question 31

Where should your off-hand be when Glidecaming?

Answer 31

The part of the shaft that is right below the gimble.

Question 32

When glidecaming what parts of your body are used for shock absorption?

Answer 32

Specifically the arm holding the Glidecam and your legs.
You want the arms to stay at the same level even if the terrain is changing level.

You want to squat while walking with the intention of absorbing the impact of your steps smoothly while also going heel to toe.

The purpose of all this is to eliminate the slight bounce you get walking normally. You want your in camera horizon to stay the same not moving vertically up or down (unless the type of shot requires this).

Question 33

What is an APS-C camera?

Answer 33

Advance Photo System Type C

It is a smaller sensor size with a 3:2 aspect ratio. Some lenses won’t work on cameras with and APS-C sensor.