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What is the problem with speed in history of film?
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speed was 16 frames per sec
varied between 11-14 camera must be cranked 'No electric clocks no record players |
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The size of the film dictates its....
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quality
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SMPE
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Society of Motion Picture Engineers established in 1926 (26 frames per sec standard)
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What was the standard mm in 1926?
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35mm
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Can digital read analog noise?
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No
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How is digital stored?
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optically
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When were magnetic strips added to film?
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50's
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Cinemascope
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four track strips on film
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Todd AO
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70mm film w/mag stripes. Used L,C,R,S 1955-1992
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Dolby Stereo
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Two encoded tracks producing L,C,R,S in theater. Tracks
were optical. Tracks referred to as LtRt. |
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Dolby digital
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All digital in 5.1 surround w /sound codec on film
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DTS
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All digital in 5.1 surround w/sound on CD-ROM
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SDDS
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All digital in 7.1 surround /sound codec on film
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What is dolby noise reduction used for/.
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Used for optical tracks encoded to reduce noise.
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What are the theatrical formats for film size?
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35mm and 70mm
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What is the home format?
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8 and 16mm
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What does LCR stand for?
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Left right and center a sound system for theaters
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What is DAT?
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Digital audio tape, stereo, rotating head, no time code
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Randy Newman
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15 oscar noms
won for monsters inc written many songs |
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John Williams
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33 oscar noms won for jaws, et, schindlers list, Star wars and fiddler on the roof. Also did star wars
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Lalo Schiffrin
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From Buenos Aires
jazz with Dizzy dirty harry, cool hand luke |
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What system is audio editing for film done on?
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video based picture
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Still images in video are called....
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frames
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How many scan lines are per frame?
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525
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What is the Helical Scan system?
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a rotating drum containing two or four heads mounted on opposite sides are used to increase tremendous volume of information needed.
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What is a digital address track?
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a separate audio track for time code, beta and d2
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what is a window?
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is "burned" onto the picture that coincides with the time code which is stripped on the audio tracks.
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What type of video tape uses 3/4"?
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UMATIC
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What type of video tape uses 1/2"?
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VHS, BETA, D2, BETA SP
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What type of video tape uses 1/4"?
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digital video DV
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When does scoring happen?
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Post production
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What are the 3 phases of production?
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Pre production, production, post production
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What happens in pre-production?
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planning
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What do creative and technical personnel decide?
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schedules, deadlines, scripts, creative content, talent, budgets
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What does the producer do?
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Runs
business
side
o f
film.
Hires,
fires,
oversees
en
project.
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What does copyist do?
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Writes down all notes of the score and copies each part for the players
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What is source music?
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music that is expected in a particular scene, for example karaoke singers in the backround, disco music at a club
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What is sidelining?
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A term used to describe musicians appearing on-screen in a film or television production. The musicians usually appear with their musical instruments, and may or may not actually play the instruments.
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Movietone
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garuntees synch of sound and picture on film. recorded as an optical track
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What is Fantasound?
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the proprietary surround sound system used by Disney in the 1940's for the movie "Fantasia". different tracks recorded on different film. left right center back
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When is the sound recorded during filming?
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production sound
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What is ADR?
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Automatic dialogue replacement (think the king kong movie)
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What happens in the day of session?
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setup 3-4 hours before
cartage arrives music editor arrives musicians arrive coffee and donuts downbeat |
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mixing
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tv and low budget films are mixed during production and film is usually remixed later
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Neo-romanticism
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a style of composition in the 20th century influenced by the romantic period (19th century)
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Franz Waxman
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first hollywood film was bride of frankenstein
department head at universal conductor, arranger, composer, founded la international music festival |
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Dimitri Tompkin
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known for westerns like high noon and the alamo. From russia. Created the popular standard. won 4 oscars
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Max Steiner
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Classically trained before he moved to broadway. Wrote gone with the wind and king kong. From Russia
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Tri-Ergon
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Sound on film system. The Tri-Ergon system used a special form of microphone without mechanical moving parts (Katodophone) for sound pickup and a special electric discharge tube for variable density film recording. For reproduction of sound, the system used an electrostatic loudspeaker.
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edwin porter
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famous director with thomas edison company. used cross cutting in the great train robbery
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eugene lauste
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father of sound and film, invented the Kinetoscope. Built the first film projecter. reasoned it should be possible to photograph the sound modulated light beam and reproduce the photographed record by means of the selenium cell.
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D.W. Griffith
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director known for birth of a nation. Set the stage for feature length films
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David Raskin
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Worked with charlie chapman. Composed around 300 films. His song in Laura was the second most recorded song in history of his time. Taught at USC
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George Eastman
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founder of kodak, invented the roll film.
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Michael Kamen
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Started using rock music in films. Worked with pink floyd, metallitca. Did robin hood, lethal weapon, die hard, xmen
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Henry Mancini
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used jazz harmonies. did pink panther and breakfast at tiffanys
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elmer bernstein
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thoroughly modern millie, to kill a mockinbird, wild wild west
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Jerry Goldsmith
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PLanet of the apes, star trek, alien
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bernard herrman
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psycho, citizen kane, war of the worlds, worked with hitchcock
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What is the framrate for PAL?
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25 fps
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Where is PAL used?
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europe, asia, middle east
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Where is NTSC used?
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america
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WHat is the frame rate for NTSC
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29.97 fps
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What is the framrate for SECAM?
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25 fps
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What is the framerate for film
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24 fps
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Where is SECAM used?
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france
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What stage is foley done in?
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the dubbing process
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