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What is the chief electrician called on a film set?
What is the chief electrician called on a film set?
- Cinematographer
- Best boy
- Grip
- Gaffer (correct)
What is the function of a prime lens in cinematography?
What is the function of a prime lens in cinematography?
- Lens that allows a wider field of view
- Lens for making distant objects appear magnified
- Lens that can vary its focal length
- Fixed focal length lens (correct)
What does a long-focal-length lens do to the space and depth of an image?
What does a long-focal-length lens do to the space and depth of an image?
- Has no effect on space and depth
- Expands the space and depth
- Flattens the space and depth (correct)
- Enhances the perspectival relations
What does a short-focal-length lens allow in an image?
What does a short-focal-length lens allow in an image?
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What is the implied distance between the camera and the subject called?
What is the implied distance between the camera and the subject called?
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Study Notes
Film Set Roles
- The chief electrician on a film set is called the Gaffer.
Lenses in Cinematography
- A prime lens is a fixed-focal-length lens that provides high optical quality and a wide aperture, resulting in a shallow depth of field and a cinematic look.
Lens Effects on Image
- A long-focal-length lens compresses the space and depth of an image, making objects appear closer together and flattening the perspective.
- A short-focal-length lens allows for a greater sense of depth and space in an image, making objects appear farther apart and exaggerating the perspective.
Camera-Subject Relationship
- The implied distance between the camera and the subject is called the psychological distance.
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Test your knowledge of film production terminology and roles with this quiz. From shots and takes to cinematographers and grips, see how well you know the key terms in the world of cinematography and filmmaking.
