Story
Character Arc
Triangle of Exposure
Shot Sizes
Audio
Editing
100
True of False: A story does not need conflict in order to be interesting.
False: In fictional narratives conflict drives the action and gives us a reason to care about the characters.
100
True or False: A character's wants are not the same as the character's needs.
True: Wants describe the character's conscious desires or goals. Needs are usually subconscious and are what the character must obtain in order to grow or change.
100
True or False: It isn't that important to understand the Triangle of Exposure to be a good photographer/cinematographer.
False: Someone working with a camera should have a strong knowledge of Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO and how they effect the image so they can get the best exposure possible.
100
True or False: Planning for different shot sizes will make your story more interesting.
True: Using a variety of shots will keep your film from being stationary. Some shot sizes can also subconsciously tell the audience about the character's feelings and inner thoughts.
100
True or False: Good audio can only come from the microphone on the camera itself.
False: The microphone on the camera is usually far away from the people talking. Use a separate microphone to get close to your subjects without having to move the camera.
100
True or False: It is not important to organize all your footage before you begin editing.
False: The easiest way to have bad things happen while editing is to not have organized footage. The more work you do before you begin editing, the smoother the edit will go.
200
This is the overall message of the story, or what the story is really about.
What is the story's Theme?
200
This is the change the character goes through throughout the story. The difference between who they were at the beginning and who they are at the end.
What is a Character Arc?
200
Changing the Aperture or F-Stop changes the exposure on the image but also this.
What is Depth of Field?
200
This is the shot size where the subject is the smallest in the frame. The emphasis is completely on the background.
What is an Extreme Wide Shot?
200
This type of recording involves using a separate microphone and sound recorder to capture audio as opposed to the built in microphone on the camera.
What is Off-Camera sound?
200
When an editor wants to ensure something is saved they can use this Quick Key combination in Premiere Pro.
What is Ctrl+S
300
These are the 4 P's of story. (chance to steal if group can not name all 4)
What are People, Place, Plot, and Purpose
300
If a character must fight against a large creature more powerful then themselves, that would be an example of this type of conflict.
What is Character vs. Beast?
300
When you are filming as opposed to taking a picture, you must use this certain Shutter Speed in order to create "natural" Motion Blur for 24 frames per second.
What is 1/50th or 1/60th of a second?
300
This shot sized is used to make the audience feel uncomfortable while being close enough to the subject to cut of the top of their head and bottom of their chin.
What is a Choker Shot?
300
This common type of audio distortion is when an audio recording goes above 0dB, the signal gets too loud and the different frequencies get destroyed making the audio nearly impossible to repair.
What is Clipping?
300
This type of cut not only removes the selected clips, but also brings also brings all other clips behind it forward to where the cut is made.
What is a Ripple Delete?
400
These elements push the story forward and are categorized by any small or large change in the emotion of the scene.
What is a story beat?
400
This technique created by Dan Harmon is an alternative to the classic story arc taught in most schools (Introduction, Rising Action, Climax, and Resolution). It's focus is on how the character changes and includes the 8 steps; "You", "Need", "Go", "Struggle", "Find", "Suffer", "Return", and "Change"
What is the Story Circle?
400
ISO controls the amount of grain or "noise" on the image. A noisy image can be distracting to the audience and take away from your story. In order to avoid that while filming you should never go above this ISO setting.
What is 1600 ISO?
400
B-Roll is footage used in movie or commercial that has no people and is used to add context, visual interest, and variety to the main story. Most B-roll shots are silent and use this type of shot size.
What is a Close-Up?
400
This person on set is responsible for all the sound recordings. (Extra 200 points if you can give the exact industry name for this person)
What is the Location Sound Mixer?
400
When exporting a project, you want to use this resolution to make your project Full High Definition quality (FHD). It is also the most common quality type for YouTube videos.
What is 1920x1080 or 1080p?