LIGHTING
In reference to electricity, AC stands for
Alternating Current
ISO refers to
The sensitivity of the sensor
The setting which affects the grain
The f-stop can affect exposure and what else?
Depth of field
What is a C47?
Clothes Pin
What should you always do with an SD card in equipment?
Format it
DC stands for
Direct Current
Shutter speed refers to
The time it takes for the shutter to open and close in fractions of a second.
Canon EF and Micro 4/3 are two kinds of lens ____?
Lens mounts
What do you call the last shot of the day?
Martini
What is the key light?
Primary/brightest source of illumination in a 3-point light setup.
A thin, plastic heat-resistant medium that changes the color of a light is called
Gel
A camera's resolution is the number of
Pixels in a single frame
AF & MF stand for what?
Automatic Focus & Manual Focus
Which 10-code means you are going to the bathroom?
10-1
What is a dolly used for?
Moving the camera
Daylight is what temperature Kelvin?
5600
A pixel is
A square ‘dot’ of which digital images are comprised
The smallest element of an image that can be individually processed
Generally a _____ lens lets in more light than a zoom lens.
Prime
ADR stands for
Automated Dialogue Replacement or Additional Dialogue Recording
DAR stands for
Digital Audio Recorder
Tungsten is what temperature Kelvin
3200
Current standard HD aspect ration is
16:9
1920x1080
The larger this is, the smaller the opening in the lens.
F-stop, Iris, Aperture
When a camera is recording the operator says:
Rolling
Negative Fill refers to
A black flag that prevents reflected light from being added to the image.
Soft light is created by...
Large & Close Source
FPS stands for
Frames Per Second
This kind of lens will compress the image making far objects seem close.
telephoto
When a DAR is recording the operator says
Speeding
This is what we call extension cords
Stingers
Bounce refers to...
Anything shiny used to reflect light
Standard frame rate for cinema is
24 fps
Shifting focus from a close object to a far one or vice versa.
Racking
An ________ is usually a close-up that occurs in the middle of a larger scene
Sticks are what we call a ____?
Tripod
Hard light is created by a ______, ______ source?
Small & distant
Traditional shutter speed is
Double the frame rate
True/False: If a shot is out-of-focus, you can fix it completely in post.
Freaking False
This is supplemental footage intercut with the main footage to help tell the story.
B-Roll
A 3-pin audio cable with an x-series connector, a locking tab, and a protective rubber ring is called an
XLR
The three primary colors of light are...
Red, Green, and Blue
a hot brick
Always focus on this part of a human subject
The eye
A _____ ______ is a type of b-roll shot where you do everything you can to make a shot look amazing and/or a shot of food?
Beauty Shot
What is a transducer that converts sound waves into an electronic signal
Microphone
This is a single-use safety item that protects low-voltage systems from power surges
Fuse
What is the setting that adjusts the color temperature
White balance
This changes on some zoom lenses as they zoom in or out.
The aperture
In reference to framing, MCU means
Medium Close Up
What is a 'Jenny' and what does it do?
Generator - produces power on set/location
A _________ is an insulator that has been “doped” to allow conduction electrical transmission
Semiconductor
Changing the shutter speed affects the exposure and ____?
This zoom lens's focus will not change when the focal length is changed.
Parfocal
"Blocking" on a film set refers to what
The movement of actors and the camera in a scene
The "C" in C-stand stands for the word
Century
The filament of a traditional incandescent lamp is made of this
Tungsten
When the horizon is not parallel to the frame it is called
A Dutch Angle
This zoom lens's focus will change when the focal length is changed.
Varifocal
What is a wild line?
Dialogue re-recorded immediately after a scene has been shot, usually in a quieter location
On a VU meter, you should aim for...
-12 dBs