Microphones
Which mic is best used in filmmaking?
Shotgun Mic
What do you call the foam cover that goes over the top of your mic? Used to lighten wind and popping noises made from pronouncing letters like B, P and T.
Wind guard or Pop-filter.
A cardioid polar pattern is what shape?
a heart.
Low-pitch sound/Type of guitar.
Bass
The most common type of lighting setup. Used as a lighting foundation in video production.
3-Point Lighting
This mic is best used for capturing high frequencies.
Condenser Mic
Condenser Mic
The amount of increase in audio signal strength, often expressed in dB.
Gain
What is the undesired sound that is heard in a radio broadcast, a tape recording, etc
Background noise
The light used to create separation of the subject from the background.
Hair (Box) Light
This mic is best used for recording instruments.
Dynamic Mic
This mic has the smallest Polar pattern.
Shotgun Mic
Fill in the Blank: When a single sound is used it can
be described as that sound’s ____ for the noise it makes on the recording.
Tone
Changes automatically made during the
recording or playback of audio.
Automation
The main light used to illuminate a photographic subject.
Key Light
This Mic uses a figure-8 polar pattern.
Ribbon Mic
This mic connects to your lapel or shirt and transmits sounds to a receiver. Typically wireless with an omni-directional Polar pattern.
Lavalier or Lapel Mic.
Natural background sounds which are present in an audio segment.
Ambience
The relative strength of sound waves which we perceive as loudness or volume.
Amplitude
A supplementary light used to lighten shadows created by the main light.
Fill Light