HISTORY
CAMERAS
AUDIO
LIGHTING
POTPOURRI
100
This was the first feature film to have sync sound.
What is "The Jazz Singer"
100
This is the typical frame rate of a film camera.
What is 24fps?
100
This is a small, omnidirectional microphone which is worn by a person.
What is a lavalier?
100
This is a film light which can be focused from spot-to-flood and features a lens with concentric circles.
What is a fresnel?
100
This is the font used in all screenplays.
What is Courier?
200
This was the name of Thomas Edison's film studio.
What is The Black Maria
200
This regulates the amount of light which comes through the lens.
What is the IRIS?
200
It's a cable for professional microphones.
What is an XLR?
200
This is the color temperature of tungsten light.
What is 3200 degrees Kelvin?
200
This program-subtitling can be viewed or hidden from view.
What is closed-captioning?
300
This man became famous for photographing Civil War battlefields.
Who is Matthew Brady
300
This should always be on when shooting video outside during the day.
What is the ND filter?
300
It's the name given to the process of recording audio on a device other than the camera.
What is dual system?
300
This gel is used to reduce the amount of light which can come through a window.
What is ND?
300
This is the name given to the ambient sound of a location, which is recorded and used later in editing.
What is room tone?
400
This photographic medium used a metal plate covered in silver.
What is daguerreotype.
400
It's what a shot which has some elements in focus and others out of focus is said to be.
What is shallow depth of field?
400
It's another name for audio volume.
What is amplitude?
400
This is the name given to a working light which appears in the shot.
What is a practical?
400
This is the abbreviation for a shot with no sync sound.
What is MOS?
500
This silent filmmaker was known for his use of spectacle and effect.
Who is Georges Melies?
500
This is the typical shutter speed for video which is being shot at 24fps.
What is 1/48 sec.?
500
As audio wavelengths become closer together, THIS becomes higher.
What is the pitch?
500
This is the spelling of the actual name for a cookie.
What is CUCOLORIS?
500
This is the name given to a shot which is apart from the main action and is included to add emphasis or add clarity.
What is an Insert Shot?
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