Basic Questions
What is the tic-tac-toe grid placed over a television set?
Rule of thirds
The camera sees all color correctly the what is balanced?
White balance
T or F: Nose room is the space between the top of the subject's head and the top of the screen.
False, this is head room.
What parts of your body do medium shot include?
The subject's head to waist.
What is the first step in "pre-focus"?
Zoom into the farthest object that will focus.
What is the space from the tip of a person's nose to the side edge of the frame called?
Nose room
What is the list of each shot in a program that a given camera needs to shoot called?
Shot sheet
T or F: You should never follow a pan left with an immediate pan right, vice versa.
True, because the movement will result in a not pleasing image to the viewer.
What is an over-the-shoulder shot?
What is the distance between the closest point and farthest that are in focus?
Depth of field
What is head room?
The space between the top of the subject's head and the top of the screen.
The f-stop creates the size of _____, which creates side of the aperture.
Iris
T or F: Tilt down is when you roll the camera, tripod, and dolly in a circle towards the camera operator.
False, tilt down is when the camera rotates up/down.
What is a low angle shot?
A shot created by placing the camera anywhere below eye level.
What is the closest an object can be while remaining focused called?
Minimum object distance
What is aperture?
A size of the opening in the lens that allow light into the camera.
What is it called when you move the camera, tripod, and dolly to the camera directors left?
Truck left
T or F: Dolly in and dolly out are the same thing.
False. Dolly in is to walk forward, directly toward the set. Dolly out is to walk backward while facing the set.
What is the difference between a two shot and a three shot?
Two shot includes two items of primary importance. Three shot frames three items.
What moves the audience's attention to one portion of the picture that is in focus?
Shallow depth of field