Test Terms for 2008 Book (Cinema 1 / Exam #2)
You will need to bring a Scantron (#882) Form to class (for sale in the LACC Bookstore) and a #2 pencil. This is NOT an open book test, but use of an English/Foreign Language Dictionary is allowed.
Chapter 9: The Shoot
- Production Crew (pp. 315-6)
- Producer(s)
- Unit Production Manager (U.P.M.)
- 1st Assistant Director (A.D.)
- 2nd Assistant Director (A.D.)
- Script Supervisor
- Production Assistant (P.A.)
- Director
- Casting (p. 317)
- Director of Photography (D.P.)
- Camera Operator
- 1st Assistant Camera Operator (A.C.)
- 2nd Assistant Camera Operator (A.C.)
- Digital Image Technician (D.I.T.)
- Still Photographer
- Sound:
- Mixer/Boom Operator/Cable
- Electrical:
- Gaffer/Best Boy/Electricians
- Grip:
- Art Department:
- Prod Designer/ Art Director
- Construction/Greenspeople
- Props
- Make-Up:
- Wardrobe:
- Costume Designer/Costumers
- Locations
- Transportation (Drivers)
- Physical Effects
- Visual Effects (VFX)
- Second Unit (p. 316)
- MOS (p. 340)
- Scenes/Shots (p. 323)
- Takes/Setup (p. 323)
- Circled Takes (p. 342)
- Standard Shot Progression: (p. 325)
- Long Shot /Master Shot (p. 324)
- Medium Shot
- Close-Ups
- Angle/Reverse-Angle Shot (p. 324)
- Point-of -View Shot (P.O.V.) (p. 324)
- Static Shot/Moving Shot (p. 325)
- Pick-Ups (p. 329)
- Storyboard (p. 313)
- Camera Angles (Height):
- High/Eye/Low Level (Not in book)
- Screen Direction (p. 490)
- 180-Degree Rule (The Line) (pp. 326-328)
- Director's Finder (p. 318)
- GafferÕs Glass (Contrast Viewing) (p.479)
- Composition: (pp. 325-326)
- Leading the Action/Look Space
- Rule of Thirds/TV Safe (p. 331)
- Continuity (p. 328, P. 365)
- Cutaways/Inserts (pp. 328 & 487)
- Jump Cuts (p. 489)
- Pulled (Rack) Focus (p. 329)
- Dutch Angle (Dutch Tilt) (p. 329)
- Shooting Ratio (10:1 etc.) (pp. 320-321)
- Tripod Heads (pp. 344 - 345):
- Friction/ Fluid/Geared Heads
- Tripod Legs (pp. 344 - 345)
- Standard/Baby Legs/High Hat
- Spreader (Spider, Triangle) (p. 345)
- Suction Cup Camera Mounts (p. 347)
- Apple Boxes (p. 347)
- Speed Rail
- Pan & Tilt, Swish Pan (p. 348)
- Dolly (Crab), Track, Truck (p. 348)
- Camera Crane or Boom (p. 348)
- Hand-held (pp. 351-352)
- Moving Vehicle Shooting (p. 351)
- Image Stabilization Devices: (p. 353-5)
- Optical for High End DV Cameras
- Electronic for Consumer DV (EIS)
Chapter 10: Sound Recording Systems
- Frequency/Pitch (Hz) (pp. 369-370)
- Amplitude (Volume) (p. 369)
- Dynamic Range (p. 369)
- S/N (Signal to Noise Ratio) (p. 369)
- Sweetening (p. 626)
- Magnetic Tape Recorders (pp. 371-2):
- Nagraª Analog Reel-to-Reel
- Pilot Head/Playback Head (p. 387)
- Types: Digital Audio Recorders (pp. 377-9):
- Recording in the Video Camera (pp. 383-6)
- Resolution (Sound Quality) (pp. 374-6):
- Audio File Formats (BWF+) (pp. 379-380)
- Microphones (pp. 390-395):
- Mic vs. Line Level (p. 401)
- Transducing Elements (p. 390):
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- Dynamic (Rugged/No Battery)
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- Condenser (Sensitive/Needs Power)
- Pick-Up Patterns: (pp. 391-393)
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- Omnidirectional (Non-Directional)
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- Hypercardioid (Front Only) (Shotgun)
- Types & Usage: (pp. 396-399)
- Hand/Boom/Fishpole/Lavaliere (Lapel)
- Wireless Mics (RF) (p. 397)
- Windscreen/Zeppelin (p. 395-6)
- Balanced/Unbalanced Cable (pp. 402-404)
- Impedance: High & Low (pp. 402-404)
- Audio Connectors: (p. 403)
- (Balanced) XLR & 3 Conductor
- (Unbalanced): Mini/1/4Ó/ Phono
Chapter 11: Sound Recording Techniques
- Sound Person or Mixer (pp.404-413):
- Mic, Cable, Headphones, Recorder, Mixer
- Prepares Sound Report/Labels
- Reference Tone/Head Slate (p. 421)
- VU Meter (Volume Unit) (0 dB) (p. 421)
- Digital Levels (-20dB) (pp. 417 - 419)
- Avg. peaks about Ð20dB, not above Ð10dB
- Level/Gain/Pot (p. 414)
- Automatic Gain Control (or AGC) (p. 422)
- Ambient Sound/Room Tone (pp. 424-5)
- Acoustics (Live, Dead) (p. 425)
- Ideal Placement of Mics (p. 413-414)
- Multiple Microphones:
- Phase Cancellation (p. 430)
- Slate/Clapper/Sticks (pp. 435-6)
- Time Code (Digi-Slate) (p. 438)
- Recording A ÒHollywood StyleÓ Take (p.437)
Chapter 12: Lighting
- Available Light (p. 443)
- Naturalistic Light (p. 467)
- Hard Light/Specular Light (p. 444)
- Soft Light /Diffuse Light (p. 444)
- Top Light/Underlight (p. 447)
- Lighting Contrast (pp. 447 - 449):
- Wattage: 1k, 2k, 5k, 10k (p. 449)
- Aces (1k) And Deuces (2k) (p. 456)
- Spots: Inky/Baby/Junior/Senior
- Inverse Square Law (p. 450)
- Lamp Head/Bulb (pp. 449, 451)
- TungstenÐHalogenÐQuartz (p. 451)
- HMI Lights (Formerly Carbon Arc) (p.452)
- Fluorescent Bulbs (pp. 453-455)
- Plus Green/Minus Green Gels (p. 482)
- Spotlights (Focusing) (pp. 455-456):
- Open Face (No Lens) (p. 456)
- Floodlights (Nonfocusing):
- (PAR) SealedÐBeam Lights (p. 457)
- Diffusion Materials (p. 457)
- Bounce Light (p. 459)
- Reflectors: (p. 460)
- Eye/Obie/Bash Light (p. 461)
- LED Lights (p. 455)
- Spill Light Control (pp. 462 Ð 463):
- Flags, Barndoors, Net, Cucoloris, Snoot
- CÐStands (Century Stands) (p. 464)
- Location Lighting: Polecats, etc. (p. 464)
- Dimmers (p. 464)
- Gels: CTO & CTB (p. 465)
- Dichroic Filters (p. 466)
- Three Point Lighting (pp. 468-474)
- Lighting Contrast: (p. 478)
- Typical Ratios: (2:1, 3:1, 4:1)
- Butterfly/Silk (pp. 479 - 480)
- Magic/Golden Hour (p.483)
- Night/Day for Night (pp. 482-483)
- Mixed Color Temperature (pp. 480-482)
- Formula for determining amps: (p. 484):
There will be a total of 50 questions in the format of Multiple Choice and True/False.
There will also be extra credit questions on the videos that have been shown in class.