Pre-Production
This is a visual representation of a film sequence that uses sketches, descriptions of a shot, and certain arrows to indicate movement in order to convey a certain aspect of a scene.
What is a storyboard?
They’re the people who travel and cover news worldwide. They just run and go from place to place.
What is ENG? [Electronic news gathering]
The file format developed by Apple.
What is .mov
?
The primary light source for your scene.
What is a key point?
This is the name of the cable primarily used to transmit audio.
What is an XLR?
These are the two basic formats of storyboarding that are used during the planning stages of media production.
What is traditional and thumbnail storyboarding?
The category of financing and production including film crew salary, publicity, music rights, etc.
What is below the line?
The type of camera Polaroid cameras fall under.
What are instant cameras?
A popular light modifier that works by diffusing the light from your flash or continuous light source.
What is a softbox?
These are wearable microphones great for interviews and presentations.
What is a lavalier microphone?
This is the size and font that script writers should be using to write out their scripts for a film/production.
What is a 12 point Courier?
The Best Boy is the right hand man of this film crew member.
What is a Key Grip?
The term associated with the largest focal length.
What is telephoto?
With a central plate that reflects the light back into the dish, they produce a more focused beam than softboxes or umbrellas.
What are beauty dishes?
It’s the term for when a microphone needs some extra “oomph” to operate correctly.
What is phantom power?
In scriptwriting, this element consists of the script title, the logline, a list of the main characters, and a mini synopsis.
What is a Treatment?
Name 3 Pieces of Equipment needed for shooting on location.
Cameras, Microphones, Tripods, Lighting, Memory Cards, Dummy Battery
The three aspects of the Exposure Triangle.
What are ISO, aperture, and shutter speed?
The angle range for a key light is around 15-70 degrees however this is more commonly used.
What is 45 degrees?
Sound, like light, follows this “law” that describes its potency at longer distances.
What is the inverse square law?
Name Four Elements of a Shot List.
Scene number, Shot number/letter, Description, Equipment, Shot Size, Frame Rate
This was the animal surrounding an argument that ended up creating the first video.
What is a horse?
A large, heavy piece of equipment that allows a camera to move smoothly along 6 dimensions.
What is a jib/crane?
It connects directly to your camera’s hot shoe or PC sync port and your lighting equipment. While less convenient than wireless options, __ can be useful in certain situations.
What are sync cords?
Colloquially known as “the boxes” here at PVCC, it’s the name of the devices we plug headphones into before going to the switcher.
What is an isolation transformer?