Comprehensive MIDTERM Review: Video Production, Technology, and Techniques

What occurs during the preproduction stage?

Planning of the film production, including hiring cast and crew, securing equipment and locations, set design, budgeting, and creating storyboards and shotlists.

What is the purpose of storyboards in preproduction?

Storyboards are drawings of the various shots in sequence, resembling comics, used to visualize the film's flow.

What is the difference between analog and digital video signals?

Analog signals are continuous copies of the original stimulus, while digital signals sample parts of the original signal at equal intervals.

What is a raster in video technology?

A complete vertical stack of horizontal and vertical lines that make up a video image.

What is the f-stop scale range that one should memorize?

1, 1.4, 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, 45, 64.

What is the difference in perspective between wide-angle and telephoto lenses?

Wide-angle lenses exaggerate distances, while telephoto lenses compress space.