Cinematography
What type of shot goes from ~the top of the actor's shoulders to the top of their head
Closeup (or medium closeup)
What color is the record button on all our equipment?
Red
What does the director say when we want the crew to stop filming?
Cut
What is one way to make the person you're interviewing feel comfortable?
Joke w/ them, relaxed body language, small talk, introduce yourself, etc.
Name one program you could use to edit video.
Imovie/premiere/final cut/avid
If your shot is blurry it's because you forgot to ________.
Focus.
The ______ is the eyeball of the camera.
Lens
What does the sound person say when they press record?
Speed/ sound speeding / sound speeds
What should we say to our interview subjects at the end of every interview?
Thank you.
When editing, what are the shortcuts for "In" and "out" points?
I & O
Other than focus, what are 2 things that a camera-person would think about when setting up their shot for an interview?
1) Lighting 2) Background 3) Camera angle
To keep the camera steady put it on a __________ (with 3 legs) or a _________ (with 1 leg).
(Half points are possible)
Tripod / monopod
Name 4 key jobs when filming an interview.
Director, interviewer, sound mixer/person, camera person. Lighting
What are 2 things the interviewer can/should do, physically, while conducting an interview?
Eye contact, nod along, relaxed body language, etc.
In video editing, what do you call it when you switch from one shot to another?
A cut
Describe how you would correctly "punch in" to get great focus. At least 3 steps.
1. Put box over the eyes 2. Zoom in 3. Focus 4. Same button to get out.
To place the boom microphone perfectly it should be ___________ but not _____________, and it should be pointed towards _____________.
close / in the shot / the person's mouth
Which crew member is in charge of the artistic vision of a movie and communicating that vision to the rest of the crew?
Director
Films with bad plots often lack ____________. Nobody struggles for anything or strives to achieve a goal.
Conflict.
If the person we're interviewing says something interesting that we want to know more about, we should ask a _____________.
Follow-up question.
The word to describe what you include in your shot and what you leave out of your shot is __________.
Framing (or composition)
What are the 2 ways that you know the Tascam Audio recorder is recording?
Solid red light / numbers are running
Choose 3 people in your group to go through the pre-shot call & response, i.e. what we say when we start shooting.
Director: Everyone ready? (Everyone nods/yeah) Director: Sound? Sound: Speeding. D: Camera? C: Rolling. Clap. Begin. (i'll let the first 2 slide if that's all you forget)
Other than "camera man" or "camera woman," what is one way to refer to the job of the person in charge of the way the film looks, visually?
Director of photography or cinematographer.
What makes a film a documentary?
It is real-life (non-fiction)