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| What is the zone within wich a microphone can hear well? |
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| 2-D representatoin of the zone within which a mic can hear well. |
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| hear equally well from all directions |
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| designed to hear very well from one direction - the front |
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| Another name for a unidirectinal mic |
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pickup pattern stretched to shape of a watermelon sensitive to sounds that come from directly behind the mic. aka shotgun mics |
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| How is a dynamic mic made? |
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| small coil that moves within a magnetic field activated by sound |
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| how is a condenser mic made? |
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| movable plate that oscillates against a fixed plate to produce sound signal |
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| how is a ribbon mic made? |
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| a ribbon that moves within a magnetc field |
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| characteristics of a dynamic mic |
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-rugged, weather proof -can handle extremely loud sounds -pop filter which eliminates breath pops -powered by mixer |
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| characteristics of a condenser mic |
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-more sensitive to shock & temperature -higher quality sound -usually used indoors, but can be used outdoors -prominent in music recording -need a power supply (battery or phantom power) |
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| What do you use to protect shotgun mics from wind? |
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| charateristics of a ribbon mic? |
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-highly sensitive -usually used for recording music |
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What direction is a lavaliere mic? |
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- you do not have to ride the levels -no special lighting considerations -gives talent more mobility |
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-ambient noise is easily picked up -need a seperate mic for each source -picks up rubbing noises from clothes -no sound perspective |
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-one mic needed for interview -singer can use mic as prop and control their own level |
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-blocks faces if in wrong position -anchor points mic wrong way -hands not free |
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| what direction are boom mics usually? |
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hypercardiod & supercardiod |
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| name of boom used in studio? |
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| studio boom or perambulator boom |
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| what happens when you place mics to close together? |
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| multiple-microphone interference |
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| Another name for wireless mics? |
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| what does the audio mixer do? |
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| amplifies the weak signals that from mics and other audio sources and lets you control the sound volume and mix two or more sounds. |
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| another name for a fader? |
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| rotary potentiometer or pot |
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mic input is for weak audio signals (those coming from a mic) line level is for relatively strong signals. (cd ply) |
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| Where do you keep analog sounds? |
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| where do you keep digital audio? |
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| is it better to record to low or to high? |
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| to low, it is easier to raise low sound, than fix distorted sound. |
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| adjust recorder's volume meter to match mixer console VU meter |
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| how does an open-reel analog ATR (audiotape recorder) work? |
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| uses magnetic tape that moves from a supply reel to a takeup reel over the erase head, the record head, and the playback head. |
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| cassette is smaller, holds up to 180 mins of info, and more portable. |
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DAT relatively noise free - more easily stored - smaller than analog cassettes |
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| flash memory devices & computer hard drives |
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flash memory devices are what must tv audio is stored on - computer hard drives: ipod |
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| digital audio workstation |
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| What are the 5 aesthetic factors to acheive effect video-audio relationships? |
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1.context 2.figure/ground principle 3.sound perspective 4.continuity 5. energy |
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-causes harsh shadows -precise beams - you can aim a directional light into one area and it won't spill over |
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-general illumination -illuminates large area -omni directional -no defined shadows |
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| American measurement for light |
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| foot candles (the amount of light that falls on an object) |
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| measurment of one candle - light of power |
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| gives you an idea of the baselight level in a given area or how much light a camera recieves from a particular area. |
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| done to check the contrast between between light and dark areas. |
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| the difference between the brightest and darkest spots in a video picture |
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| Highest ratio of contrast for cameras |
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lower the contrast. What can you do? |
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-ND filter -move lighting instrument further away -remove overly bright objects from scene (like an all white item) |
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| a shadow that helps to shape an object |
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red + blue = red + green = green + blue = |
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| standard by which we measure the relative reddishness or bluishness of white lights |
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| what is measured in kelvins? |
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| color differences of white light |
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the more bluish the white light looks, the ____ the color temp the more redish the light, the ______ the color temp |
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| What type of light is a frasnel light? |
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| what temp do frasnels burn at? |
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| What are the name of lights that burn at 5x the illumination as frasnels and burn at 5600K? |
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| three types of flood lights? |
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| scoop, softlights, fluorescent banks |
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| What are scoops used for? |
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- key lights -fill lights to slow down fall off and make shadows more transparent |
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burn at 3200 k -render shadows virtually invisible |
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-slow fall off -little heat -burn at 3,000 or 5,000 ks |
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used for special effects used with gobos and cucoloris (cookies) |
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| used to light cycloramas or stage curtains |
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| used to illuminate small areas and difficult to reach with larger lights |
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double exposure a disolve at the half-point |
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| just 2 video sources: base picture and key source |
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three video sources most often refers to the letters of a title that are filled wiht various colors or grays or different borders |
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| what are the four matte keys? |
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| basic matte key, edge mode, drop-shadow mode, and outline mode |
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| stabilizes a picture and synchs two different sources so they don't roll into each other when switching. |
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| what are the three purposes of light? |
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1. illumination 2. setting the mood 3. focusing attention |
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powered omnidirectional sensitive fragile used: hockey, Conference |
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