GFA FINAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is cribbing? - Answers - short pieces of wood to level dolly track
What phrase does a lamp operator call out when turning on an instrument? - Answers -
Striking!
What does it mean to "dress a cable"? - Answers - Make its path neat to avoid trip
hazards
What does "Soldiering" or "staging" mean? - Answers - store stands in neat rows
If a scene is brightly and evenly lit (ex. a typical sitcom television show) how would you
describe it? - Answers - High-Key
What is a camera movement called if it rotates or swivels, on a somewhat vertical axis
(up and down) upon a fluid, geared, or remote head? - Answers - Tilt
Which type of knot is used to tie a "rag" onto an 8x8 "overhead" frame? - Answers - a
grip knot
Which of the following descriptions applies to a shotgun boom microphone? - Answers -
Picks up sound from a zone that is conical-shape
Which of the following descriptions applies to a omnidirectional microphone? - Answers
- Picks up sound from all directions
White balance is a setting on a camera that adjusts how the camera recognizes the
color white, based on the color temp of the light - Answers - True
If someone one the walkie asks to "go to two", what is the correct response before
changing ? - Answers - "Copy" or "On Two"
Whose in charge of on set production schedule? - Answers - 1st AD
What is the common voltage used in the US (from a wall outlet in this building?) -
Answers - 100V-120V
what is the color temp produced by an HMI light? - Answers - daylight
What kind lighting instrument has a glass lens with concentric circles in front? - Answers
- Fresnel
, Which lighting instrument uses a tube that generates a soft? - Answers - Flourescent
Whats a hot brick? - Answers - Fully charged battery
Whats a stinger? - Answers - An electrical cord
Whats a lavalier? - Answers - Type of microphone
Whats a football? - Answers - All paperwork from the days shoot
Whose in charge of football ? - Answers - 2nd AD
What is the standard frame rate for motion picture cameras? - Answers - 24FPS
What kind of lens has a fixed focal length? - Answers - Prime
What is a "call sheet"? - Answers - A doc that tells people where to be and when
What is walkie code for "I have to pee?" - Answers - 10-1
Correct response if someone calls you by your name on walkie? - Answers - Go for
(name)
If someone asks "whats your 20" what do they wanna know? - Answers - Location
To which union does a grip belong? - Answers - IATSE
Brightest light on an actors face in a 3-point lighting set up? - Answers - Key light
What describes a tungsten lamp? - Answers - 32000 Kelvin with an orangish indoor
color
Which lightning instrument has a glass lens with concentric circles in front? - Answers -
Fresnel
Which of the following is NOT an electrical cable connector found on set? - Answers -
Tesla
If the cameras fstop goes from f16 to f8 what did the iris (aperture) do? - Answers - Got
larger, letting more light in
When setting up a C-stand which leg is considered the "load leg" to support the weight?
- Answers - The highest leg
What are the 4 sizes of apple boxes? - Answers - Full, half, quarter, pancake
What is cribbing? - Answers - short pieces of wood to level dolly track
What phrase does a lamp operator call out when turning on an instrument? - Answers -
Striking!
What does it mean to "dress a cable"? - Answers - Make its path neat to avoid trip
hazards
What does "Soldiering" or "staging" mean? - Answers - store stands in neat rows
If a scene is brightly and evenly lit (ex. a typical sitcom television show) how would you
describe it? - Answers - High-Key
What is a camera movement called if it rotates or swivels, on a somewhat vertical axis
(up and down) upon a fluid, geared, or remote head? - Answers - Tilt
Which type of knot is used to tie a "rag" onto an 8x8 "overhead" frame? - Answers - a
grip knot
Which of the following descriptions applies to a shotgun boom microphone? - Answers -
Picks up sound from a zone that is conical-shape
Which of the following descriptions applies to a omnidirectional microphone? - Answers
- Picks up sound from all directions
White balance is a setting on a camera that adjusts how the camera recognizes the
color white, based on the color temp of the light - Answers - True
If someone one the walkie asks to "go to two", what is the correct response before
changing ? - Answers - "Copy" or "On Two"
Whose in charge of on set production schedule? - Answers - 1st AD
What is the common voltage used in the US (from a wall outlet in this building?) -
Answers - 100V-120V
what is the color temp produced by an HMI light? - Answers - daylight
What kind lighting instrument has a glass lens with concentric circles in front? - Answers
- Fresnel
, Which lighting instrument uses a tube that generates a soft? - Answers - Flourescent
Whats a hot brick? - Answers - Fully charged battery
Whats a stinger? - Answers - An electrical cord
Whats a lavalier? - Answers - Type of microphone
Whats a football? - Answers - All paperwork from the days shoot
Whose in charge of football ? - Answers - 2nd AD
What is the standard frame rate for motion picture cameras? - Answers - 24FPS
What kind of lens has a fixed focal length? - Answers - Prime
What is a "call sheet"? - Answers - A doc that tells people where to be and when
What is walkie code for "I have to pee?" - Answers - 10-1
Correct response if someone calls you by your name on walkie? - Answers - Go for
(name)
If someone asks "whats your 20" what do they wanna know? - Answers - Location
To which union does a grip belong? - Answers - IATSE
Brightest light on an actors face in a 3-point lighting set up? - Answers - Key light
What describes a tungsten lamp? - Answers - 32000 Kelvin with an orangish indoor
color
Which lightning instrument has a glass lens with concentric circles in front? - Answers -
Fresnel
Which of the following is NOT an electrical cable connector found on set? - Answers -
Tesla
If the cameras fstop goes from f16 to f8 what did the iris (aperture) do? - Answers - Got
larger, letting more light in
When setting up a C-stand which leg is considered the "load leg" to support the weight?
- Answers - The highest leg
What are the 4 sizes of apple boxes? - Answers - Full, half, quarter, pancake
