U3 L5 Equipment And Techniques For Video And Film Flashcards

1
Q

For a MAJOR FEATURE FILM, production budgets can cost up to how much?

A

$400 million

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2
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For a SMALL INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY, production budgets can cost up to how much?

A

$1.8 million

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3
Q

What factors of a film is incorporated into the budget/costs?

A
  • labor
  • equipment
  • filming permits
  • fees for photos and music
  • insurance
  • taxes
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4
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How does labor factor into the budget of a film?

A
  • set rates must be paid for crew

- eg. people a part of Directors and Producers Guild of America

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5
Q

What do the travel costs include?

A
  • flights
  • accommodations
  • food
  • permits
  • transportation
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6
Q

Who are the team members who keep the office in order and organized?

A
  • line producers
  • researchers
  • production assistants
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7
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How does music and photos factor into the budget of a film?

A
  • reproduce at high resolution

- composer hired or music is licensed

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8
Q

What type of film is most likely to hire an accounting firm?

A

modest documentary film

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9
Q

At minimum, a filmmaking crew needs what essential pieces?

A
  • camera and camera support
  • lighting
  • microphones
  • cables/cords for connecting equipment
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10
Q

What is a production bag?

A

bag that has all items keeping equipment functioning

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11
Q

Nearly every film nominated for cinematography, directing, and best picture has used cameras manufactured by who?

A

ARRI

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12
Q

What are two cameras by ARRI have films widely used?

A
  • digital ALEXA camera

- 35-mm ARRIFLEX

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13
Q

What cameras other than ARRI have films supplemented their productions with?

A
  • GoPro Hero3
  • Phantom FLex
  • Canon C300
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14
Q

What do prices for professional film cameras range from?

A

30,000 to 60,000

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15
Q

How much does a GoPro Hero3 cost?

A

400

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16
Q

How do various cameras differ in terms of how they are used?

A

ARRI ALEXA- heavy
Canon C300- lighter, shooting in helicopters and small tripods
GoPro- Action shots

17
Q

Audio is the responsibility of whom?

A

sound engineer

18
Q

What are fixed-lenses?

A

built-in lenses that can’t be removed

19
Q

What are interchangeable lenses?

A

lenses that can be removed from camera

20
Q

What is a wide angle adaptor? And what is it used for?

A
  • wide conversion
  • expands viewing angle
  • expansive scenery, large groups of people
21
Q

What is a telephoto/tele-conversion lens? What is it used for?

A
  • increases lens magnification

- intense image

22
Q

What does adding more pieces of glass(lenses) to a camera do to the image?

A

slightly softens

23
Q

What is the speed of the lens?

A
  • max opening of iris

- amount of light it lets pass through

24
Q

What are the two main parts of a camera lens?

A
  • glass element

- iris

25
Q

What is f-stops?

A

measurement of iris on camera

26
Q

How is an f-stop calculated?

A
  • dividing focal length of lens by diameter of size of the lens opening
  • each time f-stop changes, you double or cut in half light amount/shutter speed entering lens
27
Q

The shutter speed and f-stop together create what?

A

exposure settings

28
Q

Fast lenses are able to open at what?

A

T1.4 or T1.3

29
Q

What is the shutter speed of (T)1.4?

A

1/250 second

30
Q

Slow lenses are able to open up to what?

A

T5.6 or T8

31
Q

What is more expensive, fast or slow lenses?

A

fast lenses