Common Questions for Camera Operator

High angle shot indicates that the camera is positioned __ the subject
(a) below
(b) above
(c) at eye level
(d) opposite

Ans. (b)

Intercutting
(a) At a point, two scenes will be shown a few moments each, back and forth
(b) Cut between shots
(c) Clapping

Ans. (a)

A long shot takes the view of a subject
(a) from his heart to his feet
(b) from his head to his waist
(c) from his head to the ankles
(d) None of these

Ans. (d)

_______ light is used to cast pronounced shadows
(a) Hard
(b) Soft
(c) Edge
(d) Back

Ans. (b)

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JUMP CUT TO:
(a) A transition
(b) Action
(c) Fight scene

Ans. (a)

Panoramic
(a) Close up
(b) Wide view
(c) Mid shot
(d) Detail of scene

Answer. (b)

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The number of minutes of tape used to shoot a sequence compared to the screen time of the finished product is known as
(a) shooting ratio
(b) canning ratio
(c) fog index
(d) screen index

Ans. (a)

One-line treatment is usually done at the __
(a) Pre-production
(b) Post-production
(c) Production stage
(d) scripting stage

Ans. (d)

Close-up
(a) Detail of scene
(b) Wide view
(c) Mid shot

Answer. (a)

Storyboard:
(a) Story about a released film
(b) Illustrations in sequence
(c) Advertorial

Ans. (b)

CONTINUOUS
(a) Page continuity
(b) Continuity
(c) action that moves from one location to another without any interruptions in time

Ans. (c)

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__ is the measure of the degree of sharpness of an image.
(a) Resolution
(b) Pixel
(c) accuracy
(d) Depth

Ans. (a)

Depth of field
(a) Depth of background
(b) distance between the nearest and farthest objects
(c) Depth of Object

Ans. (b)

CROSSFADE:
(a) Crossing of unwanted elements
(b) Crossfire
(c) Fade to black, then Fade to the next scene

Ans. (c)

The light source that casts sharp, well-defined shadows is called __
(a) Key light
(b) fill light
(c) set light
(d) hard light

Ans. (d)

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Dialog
(a) people are supposed to say according to the script
(b) Discussion with scriptwriter and director
(c) Title card

Ans. (a)

A colored lens or paper that is placed in between the light source and the subject to either darken or lighten a particular color is a __
(a) filter
(b) transparency
(c) barn door
(d) Aperture

Ans. (a)

Director
(a) Head of an institution
(b) Person converting a script into a movie.
(c) Set designer

Ans. (b)

The most straightforward and most used transition technique for building a link between two distinct shots is
(a) Fade
(b) dissolve
(c) cut
(d) Wipe

Ans. (b)

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DISSOLVE TO
(a) A common transition
(b) Dissolving materials
(c) Solving an issue

Ans. (a)

Take is a version of a __
(a) shot
(b) Scene
(c) Sequence
(d) Mise-en scene

Ans. (a)

EXT.
(a) Extra actor
(b) Scene takes place out of doors
(c) Extra properties

Ans. (b)

______microphone is not sensitive to handling and has a wide range of applications
(a) Condenser
(b) Dynamic
(c) Ribbon

Ans. (a)

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EXTREMELY LONG SHOT (XLS):
(a) Close-up shot
(b) Panoramic shot
(c) a very long distance from the subject or action

Ans. (c)

_____ shots do not allow audiences to see details
(a) Close-up
(b) Long
(c) Medium

Ans. (b)

NEXT SCENE
(a) Next chapter
(b) Not the end of the movie, but the end of a significant movement
(c) Next page

Ans. (b)

MFD stands for ______
(a) Distance Minimum Focusing Direction
(b) Maximum Focusing
(c) Minimum Focusing Distance

Ans. (c)

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Feature Film
(a) Documentary
(b) any film at least one hour long that people pay to see
(c) Advertorial

Ans. (b)

In _______ pan, the camera pans as it follows a moving subject.
(a) Surveying
(b) Following
(c) Interrupted
(d) Whip

Ans. (b)

Final Draft
(a) writers’ last rewrite of a script
(b) Drafting
(c) Fair copy
(d) Shooting script

Ans. (a)

_____ shots allow audiences to see details
(a) Medium
(b) Long
(c) Close-up

Ans. (c)

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OB
(a) Offset broadcasting
(b) Original Broadcasting
(c) Outside Broadcasting

Ans. (c)

INT.
(a) Scene takes place indoors
(b) International movie
(c) Interesting scene

Ans. (a)

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