N.O.C.T.I. Flash Cards 51-60 Exam
Striking - Answer- refers to disassembling the set after wrapping.
Floor Plan - Answer- may be used by a director to BLOCK the camera shots.
Set Dressing - Answer- items on a set such as pictures, lamps etc. They are not props
because they are neither handled nor revered to by the performers.
Production Schedule - Answer- a list of start times for major events in the production.
(Shoot dates at various locations, wrap dates, editorial dates etc.)
Executive Producers - Answer- provide the financial backing for a production.
CCU or Camera Control Unit - Answer- regulates all the elements of the camera signal.
(Such as focus, exposure, white balance and color balance). Synchronizes all cameras
in a 3 Camera Setup.
Zebra Stripes - Answer- diagonal parallel lines in the viewfinder or monitor to indicate
that the portion of the frame has reached maximum exposure (saturation) of brightness
and those pixels will soon be burned out.
Background or Incidental Music - Answer- used during a dramatic scene to underscore
the mood usually does not contain lyrics for these will distract and compete with the
spoken dialogue.
Music - Answer- should only be used in a scene to support the narrative and/or enhance
the mood of the scene. (Content dictates everything)
Synchronization Rights - Answer- permission granted by the music copyright holder for
you to use that music under a scene in your film or TV show. It is called synchronization
because that is all you
can do (run it under the film). You have no rights to the song (you cannot sell it as a
record or soundtrack for radio etc.).
Striking - Answer- refers to disassembling the set after wrapping.
Floor Plan - Answer- may be used by a director to BLOCK the camera shots.
Set Dressing - Answer- items on a set such as pictures, lamps etc. They are not props
because they are neither handled nor revered to by the performers.
Production Schedule - Answer- a list of start times for major events in the production.
(Shoot dates at various locations, wrap dates, editorial dates etc.)
Executive Producers - Answer- provide the financial backing for a production.
CCU or Camera Control Unit - Answer- regulates all the elements of the camera signal.
(Such as focus, exposure, white balance and color balance). Synchronizes all cameras
in a 3 Camera Setup.
Zebra Stripes - Answer- diagonal parallel lines in the viewfinder or monitor to indicate
that the portion of the frame has reached maximum exposure (saturation) of brightness
and those pixels will soon be burned out.
Background or Incidental Music - Answer- used during a dramatic scene to underscore
the mood usually does not contain lyrics for these will distract and compete with the
spoken dialogue.
Music - Answer- should only be used in a scene to support the narrative and/or enhance
the mood of the scene. (Content dictates everything)
Synchronization Rights - Answer- permission granted by the music copyright holder for
you to use that music under a scene in your film or TV show. It is called synchronization
because that is all you
can do (run it under the film). You have no rights to the song (you cannot sell it as a
record or soundtrack for radio etc.).
