Tasks/Techniques
List the three lengths of shot we can use when filming.
Wide, Medium, Tight
If you need more space between the top of your subject and the top of the frame, you need more....
headroom
When the original footage is not damaged in the editing process, allowing edits to the same footage to be made repeatedly and mistakes to be fixed, this is a ______ editing system.
Non-linear
Describe pacing.
The speed at which a video’s plot unfolds or the spacing between lines of dialogue.
N turns this off and on
Snapping
Describe how an insert edit goes into the timeline.
Will make room between two clips to put the new clip.
This is the stage of production where you your filming.
Production
List the four windows of the FCPX user interface, and what you do in each.
Browser: Browse imported clips
Timeline: Piece together finished project
Viewer: Watch clips
Inspector: Make some edits and see clip information
You want your video to feel energetic. Describing how to use color, pacing or music to achieve this.
Answers may vary
A will give you this tool
Default tool
Describe how an overwrite edit goes into the timeline.
Will put a clip on top of another clip when brought into the timeline
This stage of production is where you develop ideas for the project, including content needed, schedules for gathering content, storyboarding and any other details needed before production begins.
Planning and Preparation
The T and W on the camera zoom switch stand for what?
Tight and Wide
The order that multiple shots are put in to create a scene is called...
Sequence
B will give you this tool
Blade
What are the shortcut keys for J, K and L?
Rewind, Pause, Play/Fast Forward
This stage of production involves editing of content to produce the finished product including video, audio and any other effects used.
Post-Production
Describe what a transmitter is.
The pack worn by someone that sends the sound from the microphone to the camera.
You want your video to have a dramatic feel. Describe one way to use music, color or pacing to achieve this.
Answers may vary.
What is the shortcut key to export media?
Command + E
What is the shortcut key to undo?
Command + Z
List the terms for the three different lights used in the three-point lighting method, along with their purpose and function.
Key Light: Main source of light used on your subject
Fill Light: Used to minimize the shadows created from the key light
Back Light: Used to visually separate your subject from the background
This is the piece of equipment mounted on the camera that lets it get the sound sent from external microphones.
What are three things you can use to create the feeling or mood of a video.
Music, Pacing, Color
What is the shortcut key to import media?
Command + I