Lighting
Microphones
Sound
More Lighting
100
High Key lighting is what?
Fill ratio is almost even - bright, sitcom-y-esque lighting
100
A pick-up pattern of a microphone is what?
Shape/pattern of audio that a microphone records best
100
How did plant mics get their name?
-In the early sound days, hid them in plants
100
The emotional context in lighting is shown through?
Mood + Tone
200
What within lighting reveals texture(s)?
Shadows
200
What does on-axis mean in sound terms?
Mic is pointed in the proper direction for it’s pickup pattern
200
If we are shooting in a kitchen, what is something we absolutely must turn off for sound?
Refrigerator
200
Diffusion materials specifically does what to light?
Changes parallel light into randomized light
300
A Kicker light is supposed to do what?
Behind subject, skims face
300
What is the pick-up pattern of a shotgun mic?
300
If a shotgun/boom microphone is too close to the ceiling, what can occur? (Two Things)
Echoes + proximity effect
300
If you want to change the light from hard to soft, what is one simple thing you can do, without adding anything?
Physically move the light
400
What is difference between fill and key light?
-Key - main light, gives shape/form/definition
-Fill - softer, less intense, generally on the opposite side from fill
400
Phantom Power does what to a microphone and what is the downside?
-Powers the mic via the recorder
-Runs down batteries faster
400
A lavalier mic is what type of microphone?
Omnidirectional
400
How and where does lighting give the image shape?
-Lighting from the side or back gives shape
500
When we saw we have an ambient light, what is it?
High diffuse light that covers all of the set
500
A Roll Off Filter does what? How does this affect the sound?
-Reduces low frequencies
-Affects all sound
500
A noise floor is what in sound recording?
The background noise level of generally unwanted audio in a sound recording
500
Separation in lighting consists of what? (Four things)
-Subject stand from background
-Exposure variance in background/foreground
-Gives image depth
-Color variance in background/foreground