Pre-Production A.S
Describe what a storyboard is.
What is a visual representation of a film sequence and breaks down the action into individual panels.
What mic typically goes on the end of a boom pole?
What is a shotgun mic?
What is a key light?
What is the Primary source of light; placed in front of your subject, at an angle.
What type of shot demonstrates shows the subject from mid-chest area up
What is a BUST SHOT
What are Iso, Shutter Speed, Aperture, White Balance, and Frame Rate.
Name the four general film budget categories.
What are ATL, Production Budget, Post-Production budget, Other
What is the use of a pop filter?
What is to block/muffle/mute unwanted sounds
What are the four types of lights?
What are Tungsten, HMI, Fluorescent, LED
What is the point of best boy/girl?
What is manages grip or electrical department
In Hollywood these recording formats are most commonly used
What are 35mm film and 16mm film?
Name five elements of a shot list.
What are scene number, shot number/letter, description, shot size, angle, equipment, movement, lens, frame rate, cast, notes
What are the 4 patterns of mics?
What are Omnidirectional, Cardioid, Hypercardioid, Shotgun?
What is a cylindrical or cone-shaped modifier that narrows the light beam, creating a spotlight effect?
What is snoot
What type of video production is news broadcasts
What is ENG
The lens that cannot zoom in or out and have a fixed focal range.
What is a good starting contingency amount for most productions (in percentage) to account for unknown issues if loss and damage has been accounted for?
What is 10% contingency amount
What are the absolute necessities for an audio kit?
What are recording/mixing interface, microphone, boom pole, XLR cable(s), headphones, SD card, power, and slate.
Generally, what is the light intensity ratio of the key light to the fill light?
What is 2:1
What are the three main cons of shooting inside of a studio
What are High costs, Constraints on space, Limits realism
Name the four things to consider for video file formats.
What are Compatibility, Quality, Compression, and Intended Use Case?
The font and size that scripts must be written in
What is 12 point Courier
From right to left what are the names of the pins on a female XLR cable?
What are Ground,Negative/Cold,Positive/Hot?
What makes lighting cinematic?
What are Props and scene elements, perspective we’re seeing the scene through, how characters differ from each other, and emotions being presented through harshness of light.
What are limits that shorter films have?
What is Low costs effect quality. Could be challenging to produce, due to its length. Generally shorter films are less prestigious compared to feature films
When should you use 1600+ ISO?
What is when you are shooting a moving subject in very limited light?