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Digital Moviemaking Chapter One

Matching
 
 
a.
call sheet
e.
casting director
b.
camera assistant
f.
caterers
c.
camera operator
g.
cinematographer
d.
casting
h.
co-producer
 

 1. 

A list posted during production to let people know when and where they should report each day.
 

 2. 

People who provide meals for cast and crew on a movie set.
 

 3. 

The person who has the overall responsibility of making sure all shots are properly lit and composed; also called the director of photography or DP.
 

 4. 

A term used when more than one person is equal as a producer for a movie.
 

 5. 

The person who actually sets up and handles the film or video camera during production, doing such things as framing shots and focusing.
 

 6. 

The person assigned to help the director of photography.
 

 7. 

A person who gathers people to try out for particular parts in a movie and who sometimes makes decisions about who will play what roles.
 

 8. 

Deciding who will act the various roles in a movie.
 
 
a.
HDTV
e.
key grip
b.
head gaffer
f.
lead
c.
high-definition television
g.
lead person
d.
hyphenate
h.
lighting technician
 

 9. 

An actor who has a major part.
 

 10. 

A person who handles two jobs for a movie such as a producer-director or a writer-director.
 

 11. 

The person who supervises the set dressers.
 

 12. 

The person in charge of other gaffers, electricians, or lighting technicians.
 

 13. 

A person who sets up and connects lights on a set; also sometimes referred to as a gaffer or an electrician.
 

 14. 

Abbreviation for high-definition television.
 

 15. 

The person who is the head of the grips, directing them in what to carry or move.
 

 16. 

TV that scans more than 1,000 lines per frame and has an aspect ratio of 16:9; abbreviated HDTV.
 
 
a.
3-D computer artist
e.
adaptation
b.
24P
f.
ADR editor
c.
accountant
g.
ADR mixer
d.
actor
h.
art director
 

 17. 

A person who deals with the look of sets and other visual aspects of a movie.
 

 18. 

A movie script that is based on something else that has already been written such as a novel or a stage play.
 

 19. 

A person who records actors as they are saying lines of dialogue that are being re-recorded because, for some reason, the dialogue recorded during production cannot be used.
 

 20. 

A person who is on-screen in a movie.
 

 21. 

A person who develops computer images that have shadows and in other ways appear to be three-dimensional.
 

 22. 

A person who decides which specific pieces of recorded dialogue need to be re-recorded.
 

 23. 

A person who keeps track of the expenses and other financial materials related to a movie.
 

 24. 

A high-definition digital video format that captures the image at 24 frames per second just as a 35mm film does.
 
 
a.
costume designer
e.
director
b.
costume supervisor
f.
director of photography
c.
craft services
g.
DP
d.
crane
h.
editor
 

 25. 

The person responsible for the overall creative aspects of a motion picture.
 

 26. 

A large piece of equipment that holds the camera and its operator and moves in many directions, including up and down; moving the camera and its supporting device up or down.
 

 27. 

The person responsible for making sure all shots of a movie are properly lit and composed; abbreviated DP; also called cinematographer.
 

 28. 

A person who sews costumes.
 

 29. 

The person who cuts together the picture and principal dialogue of a movie.
 

 30. 

People who supply snack food on a movie set.
 

 31. 

The person who oversees the creation of costumes and wardrobe.
 

 32. 

Abbreviation for director of photography.
 
 
a.
publicist
e.
rigging grip
b.
pyro technician
f.
rough cut
c.
re-recording mixer
g.
scene outline
d.
resolving unit
h.
scenic artist
 

 33. 

A piece of equipment that uses the sync pulses recorded on 1.4-inch audiotape to transfer the sound to magnetic stock so that it can be edited in sync with the filmed picture.
 

 34. 

A person who positions lights near the ceiling of a studio or other location.
 

 35. 

A list in numerical order of all the scenes in a screenplay, with a barebones description of what occurs in each scene.
 

 36. 

A licensed person who handles explosions and other fire-related effects needed on a movie set.
 

 37. 

A person who makes drawings and models of what a set will look like.
 

 38. 

A person who sees that a movie is properly promoted and advertised.
 

 39. 

A loose assemblage of the pictures and dialogue of what will eventually become the edited master of a movie.
 

 40. 

A person who records the final sound for a movie, mixing together dialogue, music, and sound effects.
 
 
a.
product placement
e.
production designer
b.
production
f.
production sound mixer
c.
production assistant
g.
prop
d.
production coordinator
h.
property master
 

 41. 

The person who records sound during the shooting phase of moviemaking.
 

 42. 

A person who assists the unit production manager with such chores as schedule breakdown.
 

 43. 

The person who is responsible for acquiring props and making sure they are properly placed on the set.
 

 44. 

An item that is necessary to the plot of a movie.
 

 45. 

The stage of moviemaking during which all picture and principal sound are shot.
 

 46. 

A person who performs a variety of general tasks during the production phase of moviemaking.
 

 47. 

The person whose job it is to make sure the overall look of the film is consistent.
 

 48. 

Having material with brand names showing in a movie in return for payment from the company that makes the material.
 
 
a.
matte artist
e.
music supervisor
b.
miniature designer
f.
negative
c.
model maker
g.
negative cutter
d.
music editor
h.
nonlinear
 

 49. 

A person charged with figuring out where music should be placed in a movie.
 

 50. 

Refers to video material that can be edited without having to lay one shot after another; the end can be edited before the beginning.
 

 51. 

A person who constructs smaller versions of sets and other elements of a movie that can be used to plan for the overall movie.
 

 52. 

A person who draws background for movie frames that are largely computer generated.
 

 53. 

A photographic image that reverses the light values; in color, every color is reproduced as its complement; in black and white, dark areas are recorded as light and light areas are recorded as dark.
 

 54. 

The person who edits together the original negative for a movie being released on film using numbers generated during nonlinear editing.
 

 55. 

A person who develops a small-sized version of something large that is shot on a set so that the smaller one can be used for effects or other purposes.
 

 56. 

A person who finds nonoriginal music for a movie and makes sure it is copyright cleared
 
 
a.
special effects coordinator
e.
still photographer
b.
sprocket holes
f.
storyboard artist
c.
stand-by painter
g.
stunt coordinator
d.
stand-ins
h.
stunt people
 

 57. 

A person on a movie set who oversees the execution of stunt performances.
 

 58. 

A person available on a set to touch up an area that may need some paint.
 

 59. 

The person who draws pictures to show the main actions and elements of a movie.
 

 60. 

Holes at the edge of film used to keep the film moving evenly through a camera or projector.
 

 61. 

People who undertake difficult or dangerous actions for a movie so that the movie stars do not need to do them.
 

 62. 

A person who is on a set to oversee any particular effects that need to be performed.
 

 63. 

Someone who takes photos on the set and otherwise that can later be used for publicity for the movie.
 

 64. 

People who replace principal actors in a scene when equipment needs to be set up or changed.
 
 
a.
electrician
e.
final cut
b.
executive producer
f.
flatbed
c.
extra
g.
Foley
d.
film recording technician
h.
Foley artist
 

 65. 

An electrically powered film editing machine that is in a horizontal configuration.
 

 66. 

A person who sets up lights for a movie; also called a gaffer or lighting technician.
 

 67. 

A person who oversees the transfer of movie material from a computer onto film.
 

 68. 

Recording sounds, such as rustling dresses and footsteps, in sync with the picture; the room where this activity takes place.
 

 69. 

A person who is part of the atmosphere of a movie but does not have any distinguishable lines.
 

 70. 

The person who oversees a number of different movie projects.
 

 71. 

The last edited version of a film or videotape.
 

 72. 

The person who performs the motions needed to create the sounds.
 
 
a.
color timer
e.
concept
b.
composer
f.
conductor
c.
compositing supervisor
g.
construction coordinator
d.
computer system engineer
h.
costume designer
 

 73. 

A brief written account of the basic idea for a story.
 

 74. 

A person who adjusts the color of frames of film or video.
 

 75. 

The person who writes the music that is part of the movie.
 

 76. 

The person who leads an orchestra when the music for a movie is recorded.
 

 77. 

A person who keeps a computer system operating.
 

 78. 

The person who oversees putting various layers of pictures together in a computer.
 

 79. 

A person who plans and creates what people will wear in a movie.
 

 80. 

A person who oversees the actual construction of sets in a shop environment.
 
 
a.
line producer
e.
makeup artist
b.
location manager
f.
matchmove
c.
location scout
g.
matchmove artist
d.
magnetic film
h.
matchmove supervisor
 

 81. 

The person in charge of finding places where a movie can be shot.
 

 82. 

A person who often works for a location manager who actually goes to various sites to see if they would work for a particular movie.
 

 83. 

The person who represents the producer on the set and makes sure all is being accomplished on time and on budget.
 

 84. 

A person who serves as a model of human movement for something that is further developed in a computer.
 

 85. 

A sprocketed audiotape used in film editing that had the same dimensions as the film and moved at the same speed.
 

 86. 

A person who oversees the process of using models to create movements that can be replicated and altered in a computer.
 

 87. 

A person who applies cosmetics to actors so that they look appropriate for the movie being shot.
 

 88. 

Scanning a human movement pattern into a computer and then using that as a pattern for a computer- generated character.
 
 
a.
Foley editor
e.
graphic designer
b.
Foley mixer
f.
greensperson
c.
food stylist
g.
grip
d.
gaffer
h.
hair stylist
 

 89. 

A person who makes actors' hair look appropriate for the shoot.
 

 90. 

A person who sets up lights on a set or directs others on how to position and plug in lights; also sometimes referred to as an electrician or lighting technician.
 

 91. 

A person who decides where Foley is needed in a movie.
 

 92. 

Someone who keeps plants or other vegetation needed for a movie looking fresh and appropriate.
 

 93. 

A person who design titles and other artwork for a movie, usually by using a computer.
 

 94. 

A person who makes sure that food on the set of a movie looks appealing or in other ways appropriate for the needs of the story.
 

 95. 

A person who does physical labor on a shoot, such as carrying set pieces, pushing dollies, and handling cables.
 

 96. 

A person who records what the Foley walkers do in the Foley room.
 
 
a.
unit production manager
g.
visual effects
b.
UPM
h.
visual effects editor
c.
upright
i.
visual effects supervisor
d.
video assist
j.
workprint
e.
video assist operator
k.
writer
f.
videographer
 

 97. 

Complicated movie scenes that are created in a computer.
 

 98. 

A copy of the original film or tape footage used for editing so that the original does not become damaged.
 

 99. 

An electrically powered film editing machine in a vertical configuration.
 

 100. 

The person who breaks down a script and handles much of the scheduling and detail work of planning and production; abbreviated UPM.
 

 101. 

The person who creates the script for a movie.
 

 102. 

Abbreviation for unit production manager.
 

 103. 

A tap off a film camera that displays what is seen through the camera eyepiece on a video monitor.
 

 104. 

The person in video production who has overall responsibility for making sure all shots are properly lit and composed.
 

 105. 

A person who oversees several people who are using computers to create elements of a movie.
 

 106. 

The person who handles the tap from the film camera to a video monitor, sometimes recording the image onto videotape.
 

 107. 

A person who creates computerized elements needed for a movie.
 
 
a.
Super 8
e.
telecine operator
b.
supporting role
f.
title designer
c.
tailor
g.
transportation captain
d.
take
h.
treatment
 

 108. 

A person who cuts and fits costumes and wardrobe.
 

 109. 

A person who uses computer graphics to put together the opening and closing credits of a movie.
 

 110. 

A film format developed for consumer use that has been largely replaced with video cameras.
 

 111. 

An indication of the number of times a certain shot is recorded; the first recording would be take 1, the second would be take 2.
 

 112. 

Written prose that gives the story line for a proposed screenplay.
 

 113. 

An actor who has a fair number of lines in a movie but not as many as the lead actors.
 

 114. 

The person charged with making sure people and things get to and from shooting locations.
 

 115. 

The person who operates the equipment that transfers film to tape.
 
 
a.
assistant editor
e.
bit players
b.
associate producer
f.
boom operator
c.
audiotape recorder
g.
call sheet
d.
best boy
h.
camera assistant
 

 116. 

A list posted during production to let people know when and where they should report each day.
 

 117. 

A person, originally a local young man, who helps with lighting or carrying things on a movie set.
 

 118. 

A person who helps the producer by researching funding possibilities for the movie or helping with paperwork.
 

 119. 

The person who positions the boom microphone before and during production.
 

 120. 

Actors with five lines of dialogue or fewer in a movie.
 

 121. 

A device that can be used to record, store, and play back sound.
 

 122. 

The person assigned to help the director of photography.
 

 123. 

A person who helps an editor by editing portions of a movie, preparing edit decision lists, and handling other duties.
 
 
a.
score mixer
e.
set decorator
b.
script breakdown
f.
set dresser
c.
script breakdown sheets
g.
shop manager
d.
second unit
h.
software engineer
 

 124. 

The forms on which script breakdowns are written.
 

 125. 

A group of production people who shoot scenes that do not involve the principal actors while those actors are involved in the main production.
 

 126. 

A list of all essential elements of each scene, such as whether it is interior or exterior, the time of day it is supposed to take place, and the actors and props needed.
 

 127. 

Someone who writes and debugs computer programs used for moviemaking applications.
 

 128. 

Someone who places items such as pillows and vases on a movie stage or location.
 

 129. 

The person who records the music for a movie.
 

 130. 

A person who oversees workers who construct sets.
 

 131. 

A person who buys items to go on a movie stage or location and decides how they will be arranged.
 
 
a.
off-line editor
e.
option
b.
on-line editor
f.
postproduction
c.
on-set editor
g.
preproduction
d.
opticals supervisor
h.
producer
 

 132. 

The stage of moviemaking that occurs after the shooting and that includes the editing and sound building.
 

 133. 

A person who makes a version of a movie on inexpensive equipment so the decisions made can later be made on an on-line system.
 

 134. 

The stage of moviemaking that involves making the decisions, plans, and budget for production and postproduction.
 

 135. 

When a producer pays a writer a small amount of money to obtain the rights to a script for a certain period of time to try to arrange for it to be made into a movie.
 

 136. 

The person who overseas film-based visual effects that involve building layers on individual frames.
 

 137. 

A person who edits the final version of material that is intended for distribution in video form.
 

 138. 

The person who is in overall charge of a particular movie, especially the schedule and money.
 

 139. 

A person who starts putting together scenes at the shooting location shortly after the scenes are shot.
 
 
a.
sound designer
e.
sound mixer
b.
sound effects editor
f.
sound recordist
c.
sound effects mixer
g.
special assistant
d.
sound mix
h.
special effects
 

 140. 

A person who undertakes personal and professional chores for someone involved with a movie, such as a director or a particular star.
 

 141. 

A person who develops the overall approach for the audio elements of a movie.
 

 142. 

A person who records sound on the set.
 

 143. 

Complicated actions, such as fire or flying people, done on a set that cannot be performed with ordinary materials.
 

 144. 

Someone who acquires and compiles sound effects needed for the movie.
 

 145. 

A person who mixes or records sound.
 

 146. 

Someone who records sound effects.
 

 147. 

The final joining together in a single recording of all the sound elements of a movie so that they relate properly and are at the correct volume.
 



 
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