Quiz 1 Review
Production Cycle
- What are the 3 phases of the production cycle?
Pre Production, Production, Post Production
- What happens during the Pre-Production Phase?
Planning, Budgeting, Location Scouting, Hiring
- What are some key crew positions?
Director, Director of Photographer (DP)/Cinematographer, Writer, Producer, Location Scout, Gaffer(Electric Dept), Grips (move equipment), Wardrobe Dept, Hair, Makeup, Props, etc.
- Who is responsible for the look of the film?
Director of Photography (DP) / Cinematographer
Image Formation
- Who invented the first movie cameras?
Thomas Edison and William Kennedy Dickson invented the first early motion picture camera.
- How are images formed?
Light that bounces off an object passes through the lens, that light is turned into an electrical charge that hits the camera’s video sensor. This results in the camera’s video image.
- What are the two scanning cycles that form an image?
The scanning cycle is either “progressive or interlaced.
- What is Progressive scanning?
Pixels are scanned from left to right from the top to the bottom completing a video image.
- What is Interlaced scanning?
Pixels are scanned by every other line (skips a line), reading only the odd numbers. The next scan reads the even numbers and a complete picture is produced.
SD VS HD
In video or digital photography, the resolution is the ability of a video or digital camera to record details, such as the number of pixels and their size.
SD is 480 or below.
HD is 720 and above.
Camera Lens
- What are the 3 types of lens (focal lengths)?
Wide (wide angle of view, landscapes), Normal (see how the eye see), Telephoto (objects appear closer than they are, zoom in).
- What is “Focal Length?”
The distance from the lens to the image plane.
- What is a “Zoom” lens?
Lens that can change the focal length (zoom
in or out).
- What is a “Prime” lens?
Fixed focal length, does not zoom in or out.
- What is Depth of Field?
The distance between the closest and farthest objects in a photo that is in focus.
- What affects the Depth of Field?
The focal length, f-stop, and the distance from the camera to the subject.
- What is the Aperture and f-stop?
The opening of a lens. The smaller the ƒ-stop number, the larger the aperture allowing more light into the camera.
- What are some benefits of a Tripod?
A tripod is a three-legged stand designed to support a camera. A major benefit is stabilized footage (no shaky footage). Additionally the tripod also allows the camera to pan left and right or tilt up and down.
A quick-release plate allows the camera to be mounted on and off the tripod quickly.
The level bubble in the back ensures the camera is leveled.
Analog vs Digital
- What is an Analog?
An electrical copy of the original stimulus. The signal is continuous. Ex, film cameras, old televisions, audio cassette tapes, vhs tapes, old land-line telephones, your voice.
- What is Digital?
Digital is a series of 1’s and 0’s. A digital signal is discontinuous. Digital signals can be compressed, and analog signals cannot. Ex, digital cameras, computers, digital phones,.
Camera Shots
The most common shot sizes in filmmaking
- Extreme close-up (ECU)
- Close-up (CU)
- Medium close-up shot (MCU)
- Medium shot (MS)
- Medium wide shot (MWS)
- Cowboy shot
- Wide shot (WS) or Full shot (FS)
- Extreme wide shot (EWS)
- Establishing shot (ES)
- Over the shoulder (OTS)
- 2 Shot (Two subjects in the frame)
- Low Angle
- High Angle
