3Rd Quarter Scene Production Final Exam

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professional audio cable used for transferring audio

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XLR

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device for recording images

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camera

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strong cotton/cloth tape used in film and television productions used for various reasons, typically used by a grip

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gaffer's tape

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device which converts sound into electrical impulses, usually for recording or amplification

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microphone

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piece of steel equipment used by the grip department to accomplish various rigging and light modification tasks

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c-stand

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mechanical engine which produces electricity from fuel

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generator

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arm of a mechanical crane in which the camera is mounted on

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jib arm

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long pole with a microphone on the end

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boom

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small truck which rolls along tracks carrying the camera

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dolly

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wooden boxes of varying sizes used for various production purposes

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apple box

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large, undeveloped area on studio property used for construction large open-air sets or for filming outdoor scenes

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back lot

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small wire screen that is slot loaded in front of a light to lower its intensity

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scrim

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reel of film stock ready for use in a camera

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film magazine

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small board which holds information identifying a shot

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slate

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thin, tinted plastic-like sheet placed over a light to change the color of the projected light

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gel

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used for knocking the intensity of light down. Ex. solid, double, and single

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flag

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large white card made of foam or poster board used to reflect soft light and for the soft key and fill

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bounce card

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placed in front of a light to create random shapes and patterns in the lit area of the scene

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cookie

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professional video cable used to transfer video signals

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BNC cable

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filmmaking slang term for a spring action clothespin

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c-47

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person who creates foley sound effects

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foley artist

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department responsible for arranging the overall look of the film set

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art department

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anyone involved with the production of a movie who does not appear in the movie

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crew members

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responsible for the setting, hanging and focusing of lighting instruments and construction scaffolding used in making film sets

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rigger

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driving artistic source behind the filming process, and communicates to actors the way that he/she would like a particular scene played

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director

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operates the slate at the beginning of the shot, also responsible for loading film stock into film magazines

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camera loader

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head of the electrical department, responsible for the design and execution of the lighting plan for a produciton

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gaffer

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person who looks for suitable locations for filming

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location scout

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small, subordinate crew responsible for filming shots of less importance, such as inserts, crowds, scenery, etc.

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second unit

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responsible for drawing the storyboards and anything else that needs to be drawn during the production fo the movie

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illustrator

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member of the camera crew who adjusts the focus of the camera during filming

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assistant cameraman

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someone who creates a written work, be it a novel, script, screenplay, or teleplay

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writer

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responsible for various odd jobs, which could include such tasks as running errands, stopping traffic, acting as couriers, fetching items from craft services, etc.

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production assistant

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performs editing on a movie

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editor

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skilled person responsible for the set up, adjustment and maintenance of production equipment on the set

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grip

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person who plays the role of a character

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actor

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tracks which parts have been filmed, how the filmed scenes deviated from the script; they also make continuity notes

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script supervisor

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person with expertise in the art of capturing images on film through the application of visual recording devices and the selection and arrangement of lighting

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cinematographer

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producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the filmmaking process, but is still responsible for the overall production

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executive producer

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painted scene behind live-action performers

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backdrop

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lighting apparatus that mounts in front of a light, used to diffuse and spread light evenly across an area

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chimera bag

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cards with words written on them that help actors and speakers remember what they have to say

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cue cards

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small truck which rolls along tracks carrying the camera, some of the camera crew and occasionally the director

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dolly

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the physical medium on which photographic images are recorded

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film stock

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mechanically extendable and manipulated boom microphone

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giraffe

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optical device used by a camera to focus an image onto film stock

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lens

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device used to measure the amount of light

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light meter

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extremely small video camera

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lipstick camera

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decorations placed directly on the skin or hair of an actor for cosmetic or artistic effect

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makeup

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anything an actor touches or uses on the set

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prop

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strip of film wound on a metal wheel

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reel

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typically an 8x4 or 10x4 foot section of a wall used on a set

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set flat

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used to raise the stage or the set

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set riser

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large section of translucent white cloth used to filter and soften a hard-light source

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silk

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recorded identification of scene and take numbers, usually done with a clapboard

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slate

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camera attached to a camera operator via a mechanical harness, which reduces or eliminates the unsteadiness of the operator's motion

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steadicam

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display device that prompts the person speaking on camera with an electronic visual text of a speech or script

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teleprompter

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three-legged apparatus used to stabilize and elevate a camera

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tripod