Lecture Outline & Test Terms for 2013 Book (Cinema 1 / Exam #2)
Page numbers are from: The Filmmaker's Handbook 2013 Edition. You will need to bring a Scantron (#882) form to class (for sale in the LACC Bookstore an ASG) 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 (pp. 321-401)
- Production Crew (pp. 361-2)
- Producer(s)
- Unit Production Manager (U.P.M.)
- 1st Assistant Director (A.D.)
- 2nd Assistant Director (A.D.) (background)
- Script Supervisor (continuity)
- Production Assistant (P.A.)
- Director
- Casting (p. 363)
- Director of Photography (D.P.)
- Camera Operator (camera movement)
- 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:
- Key/ Best Boy/ Grips/ Dolly
- Art Department:
- Prod Designer/ Art Director
- Set Decorator/ Dresser
- Construction/ Greens people
- Props
- Make-Up:
- Keys: Hair & Make-Up
- Special Effects Make-Up
- Wardrobe:
- Costume Designer/ Costumers
- Locations (pp. 364-5)
- Transportation (Drivers)
- Physical Effects (Mechanical)
- Visual Effects (VFX)
- Second Unit (p. 362)
- MOS (no sound) (pp. 333-4, 369)
- Scenes/Shots (pp. 322-3, 369-70)
- Example: Scene 8 B - Take 14
- Takes/ Setup (p. 323)
- Circled Takes (p. 370)
- Standard Shot Progression (p. 334-5)
- Master Shot (whole scene) (p. 334)
- Long Shot / Medium Shot
- Close-Ups
- Angle/ Reverse-Angle Shot (p. 323)
- Point-of-View Shot (P.O.V.) (p. 324)
- Static Shot/Moving Shot (p. 328-9)
- Pick-Ups (pp. 360, 372-3)
- Storyboard (pp. 356-7)
- Camera Angles (Height)
- High/Eye/Low Level (Not in book)
- Screen Direction (pp. 344-5)
- 180-Degree Rule (Line)(neutral shot) (pp.344-5)
- Director's Finder (pp. 364-5)
- Gaffer's Glass (Contrast Viewing)
- Composition (pp. 324-328)
- Leading the Action/Look Space
- Rule of Thirds/TV Safe (p. 325)
- Continuity (pp. 341-3)
- Cutaways/Inserts (p. 342)
- Jump Cuts (p. 342)
- Pulled (Rack) Focus (p. 326)
- Dutch Angle (Dutch Tilt) (pp. 326-7)
- Shooting Ratio (10:1 etc.) (pp. 360-1)
- Tripod Heads (pp. 378-9)
- Friction/ Fluid/ Geared Heads
- Tripod Legs (pp. 379-81)
- Standard/Baby Legs/High Hat
- Spreader (Spider, Triangle) (p. 379)
- Suction Cup Camera Mounts (pp. 385-6)
- Apple Boxes (p. 381)
- Speed-Rail®
- Pan & Tilt, Swish Pan (p. 329)
- Dolly (Crab), Track, Truck (pp. 330-1)
- Camera Crane or Boom (p. 381)
- Hand-held camera (pp. 386-7)
- Moving Vehicle Shooting (pp. 385-6)
- Image Stabilization Devices (pp. 387-9)
- Mechanical/Optical for High End DV Cameras
- Electronic for Consumer DV (EIS)
- Steadicam™ (pp. 388-9)
- 3D (Stereoscopy) (pp. 396-401)
Chapter 10: Sound Recording Systems (pp. 402–434)
- Frequency/Pitch (Hz) (pp. 403-4)
- Amplitude (Volume) (p. 403)
- Dynamic Range (measured in dB) (p. 403)
- S/N (Signal to Noise Ratio) (p. 403)
- Sweetening (p. 637)
- Magnetic Tape Recorders (pp. 405-6):
- DAT (Digital Audio Tape) (p. 410)
- Nagra™ Analog Reel-to-Reel (p. 410)
- Pilot Head/Playback Head (p. 419)
- Types: Digital Audio Recorders (pp. 410-11)
- Zoom™, Tascam™, etc.
- Laptop (Hard Drive)
- Flash Memory, Optical Media (DVD/CD)
- Smartphone
- Double system syncing software
- Recording in the Video Camera (pp. 417-9)
- Challenges: (poor built in mic, mini plug, noisy pre-amp and no phantom power)
- Resolution (Sound Quality) (pp. 408-9)
- Sampling Rate
- Bit Depth (precision)
- Most camcorders 48 KHz at 16 Bits (p. 414)
- Audio File Formats (pp. 413-4)
- BWF
- AIFF, MARF, SDII, WMA, MP3, AAC, FLAC
- Microphones (pp. 420-4)
- Mic vs. Line Level (p. 431)
- Microphone Types (p. 420)
- Dynamic (Rugged/No Battery)
- Condenser (Sensitive/Needs Power)
- Pick-Up Patterns (Directionality): (pp. 420-2)
- Omnidirectional (Non-Directional)
- Cardioid (Front & Sides)
- Hypercardioid (Front Only) (Shotgun)
- Types & Usage (pp.425-9)
- Hand/Boom/Fishpole/Lavaliere (Lapel)
- Wireless Mics (RF) (p. 428-9)
- Windscreen/Zeppelin (hard) (pp. 424-5)
- Balanced/Unbalanced Cable (pp. 432-4)
- Impedance
- High & Low (long cable) (p. 434)
- Matching Transformer (p. 434)
- Audio Connectors (pp. 432-3)
- (Balanced) XLR & 3 Conductor
- (Unbalanced): Mini/ 1/4" / Phono
Chapter 11: Sound Recording Techniques (pp. 435–470)
- Sound Person or Mixer: (pp. 362, 440-2)
- Mic, Cable, Headphones, Recorder, Mixer
- Prepares Sound Report / Labels
- Reference Tone (for setting amplitude) (p. 452)
- Head/Tail Slate (p. 370)
- VU Meter (Volume Unit) (0 dB) (pp. 448-52)
- Digital Levels (-20dB) (p. 452)
- Avg. peaks about -20dB, not above -10dB
- Level/Gain/Pot (p. 446)
- Automatic Gain Control (or AGC) (pp. 453-4)
- Ambient Sound/Room Tone (p. 444-5)
- Acoustics (Live, Dead) (p. 445)
- Ideal Placement of Mics (1-3 feet) (pp. 442-3)
- Proximity Effect (too close)
- Multiple Microphones:
- Phase Cancellation (weakens) (p. 460)
- Slate/Clapper/Sticks (pp. 466-9)
- Time Code (Digi-Slate) (p. 466)
- Recording a "Hollywood Style" Take (p. 370)
Chapter 12: Lighting (pp. 471–520)
- Available Light (p. 471)
- Naturalistic Light (pp. 498, 506)
- Hard Light/Specular Light (p. 472)
- Soft Light /Diffuse Light (pp. 472-3)
- Top Light/Underlight (p. 476)
- Lighting Contrast (pp. 476-8)
- Low Key/High Contrast
- High Key/Low Contrast
- Wattage: 1k, 2k, 5k, 10k (p. 479)
- Aces (1k) and Deuces (2k) (p. 486)
- Spots: Inky/Baby/Junior/Senior
- Inverse Square Law (pp. 479-80)
- Lamp Head/Bulb (p. 480)
- Tungsten-Halogen-Quartz (p. 480)
- HMI Lights (formerly carbon arc) (p.481)
- Fluorescent Bulbs (pp. 483-5)
- Plusgreen/Minusgreen Gels (p. 516)
- Spotlights (Focusing) (pp. 486-7)
- Fresnel Lens (p. 486)
- Open Face (No Lens) (p. 487)
- Floodlights (Nonfocusing) (pp. 487-8)
- (PAR) Sealed-Beam Lights
- Scoops/Broads
- Diffusion Materials (p. 488)
- Lee 216/250
- Rosco Opal Tough Frost
- Rosco Soft Frost
- Scrims (reduce light intensity) (p. 464)
- Bounce Light (p. 489)
- Reflectors (p. 491)
- Eye/Obie/Bash Light (p. 492)
- LED Lights (pp. 485-6)
- Spill Light Control (pp. 493-4)
- Flags, Barndoors, Net, Cucoloris, Snoot
- C-Stands (Century Stands) (p. 496)
- Location Lighting: Polecats, etc. (p. 496)
- Dimmers (p. 496)
- Gels: CTO & CTB (p. 496)
- Dichroic Filters (match TO daylight) (pp. 497-8)
- Three Point Lighting (pp. 499-501)
- Lighting Contrast (p. 512)
- Typical Ratios: (2:1, 3:1, 4:1)
- Butterfly/Silk (pp. 513)
- Magic/Golden Hour (p. 517)
- Night/Day for Night (p. 517)
- Mixed Color Temperature (pp. 514-6)
- Formula for determining amps (p. 518)
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.