Com 312 Final Exam Study Guide UPDATED Questions and
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1. Pixel means 'picture element,' the smallest unit of the digital image
2. SDTV 4 by 3 aspect ratio
3. HDTV 16 by 9 aspect ratio, 1920 by 1080 pixels
4. Progressive scan- displays both the even and odd scan lines (the entire video frame at the same time)
ning
5. Interlaced scan- displays even and odd scan lines as separate fields.
ning
6. Fps frames per second
7. Codec compression/decompression. A standard used for compressing and decompress-
ing digital media, especially audio and video, which have traditionally consumed
significant bandwidth. A common codec is .H264
8. Wrapper file a file format, such as wav, mov or tiff.
9. WS wide shot, the entire person in shot and more
10. MS from the waist up
11. CU face and neck
12. ECU part of the face
13. Pan camera movement left to right or right to left
14. Tilt camera movement up and down
15. Dolly movement of camera through space
16. Rack Focus change of focus within the same shot
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17. Dutch Angle tilted camera angle
18. Focus controls sharpness
19. Iris controls exposure (light and dark)
20. White balance controls color
21. Shutter speed controls motion
22. High Key Lighting lighting scheme designed to reduce lighting ratio (contrast between key and fill)
- think sitcoms and comedies
23. Low Key Lighting lighting scheme with high contrast between light and dark areas. Needed for
'chiaroscuro' effect. Think film noir.
24. 3-point Lighting key light, fill light, back light
25. Chiaroscuro a film lighting style that emphasizes shadow and light. (From Italian chiaro, 'light,'
and scuro, 'dark')
26. NLE non-linear editing programs. Know different programs, such as Adobe Premiere,
Final Cut, or Avid Media Composer
27. Nondestructive you can do many things to the image and sound and undo them later if you don't
editing like the effect.
28. 3-point editing having two in-points and one out-point for editing
29. Trimming shortening a clip
30. Snapping two clips snapping together as if magnetic so they don't overlap
31. Project window where the bins and special effects tabs are located
32. Browser window where you can access all mounted server spaces on the computer
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CORRECT Answers
1. Pixel means 'picture element,' the smallest unit of the digital image
2. SDTV 4 by 3 aspect ratio
3. HDTV 16 by 9 aspect ratio, 1920 by 1080 pixels
4. Progressive scan- displays both the even and odd scan lines (the entire video frame at the same time)
ning
5. Interlaced scan- displays even and odd scan lines as separate fields.
ning
6. Fps frames per second
7. Codec compression/decompression. A standard used for compressing and decompress-
ing digital media, especially audio and video, which have traditionally consumed
significant bandwidth. A common codec is .H264
8. Wrapper file a file format, such as wav, mov or tiff.
9. WS wide shot, the entire person in shot and more
10. MS from the waist up
11. CU face and neck
12. ECU part of the face
13. Pan camera movement left to right or right to left
14. Tilt camera movement up and down
15. Dolly movement of camera through space
16. Rack Focus change of focus within the same shot
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, Com 312 Final Exam Study Guide UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
17. Dutch Angle tilted camera angle
18. Focus controls sharpness
19. Iris controls exposure (light and dark)
20. White balance controls color
21. Shutter speed controls motion
22. High Key Lighting lighting scheme designed to reduce lighting ratio (contrast between key and fill)
- think sitcoms and comedies
23. Low Key Lighting lighting scheme with high contrast between light and dark areas. Needed for
'chiaroscuro' effect. Think film noir.
24. 3-point Lighting key light, fill light, back light
25. Chiaroscuro a film lighting style that emphasizes shadow and light. (From Italian chiaro, 'light,'
and scuro, 'dark')
26. NLE non-linear editing programs. Know different programs, such as Adobe Premiere,
Final Cut, or Avid Media Composer
27. Nondestructive you can do many things to the image and sound and undo them later if you don't
editing like the effect.
28. 3-point editing having two in-points and one out-point for editing
29. Trimming shortening a clip
30. Snapping two clips snapping together as if magnetic so they don't overlap
31. Project window where the bins and special effects tabs are located
32. Browser window where you can access all mounted server spaces on the computer
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