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IMA quiz 2
chapters 9,10,11
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11/12/2005

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Term
coverage
Definition
the ability to fill the venue with sound.
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gain
Definition
_______ is the ability to amplify the sound to fill the venue-- without distortion or feedback.
Term
True or False

the runner is in charge of distributing power throughout the venue
Definition
False
Term
house engineer
Definition
this person is responsible for mixing the sound that the audience hears, working from a console centerd in the middle of the audience.
Term
monitor engineer
Definition
this person is responsible for mixing the sound that the artist/s will hear on stage, whice allows the artists to hear both themselfs and each other to stay on key and tempo.
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stage manager
Definition
this person is responsible for the entire movement of equipment and crew in regards to the performance area.
Term
system engineer ??
Definition
this person assists the system engineer, and also aids in equipment repair.
Term
rigger
Definition
this person safely assembles "points" from which equipment will be strung.
Term
back-line technicians
Definition
this person positions instruments on stage , as well as tunes and prepares them for use.
Term
lighting designer
Definition
this person is most resposible for the look achieved by the lighting of a concert tour.
Term
lighting director
Definition
this person operates the lights during a show.
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pyrotechniian
Definition
this person opperates special effects that require flame, fireworks, ect.
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steward
Definition
this person manages the local union crew.
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production manager
Definition
this person supervises the crew and equipment during setup and tear down
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promoter
Definition
this person is responsible for booking the show's venues and advertising the upcoming performances.
Term
why are there two FOH system engineers for the headline artist?
Definition
one is provided by the band, the other from the sound company.
Term
AMX control
Definition
installation technologies
Term
acoustical measurment is used on tour to?
Definition
optimize the listening enviroment.
Term
DMX 512 is used to control
Definition
both moving lights and dimmers functions
Term
Cobranet is a system used to?
Definition
distribute digital audio.
Term
front-of-house console
Definition
this mixer is used for sound heard by the audience
Term
monitor console
Definition
this mixer is used for sound heard by the artist/s onstage
Term
monitor console
Definition
this mixer is used for sound heard by the artist/s onstage
Term
Producer
Definition
the ____ may be hired to create a film or may find the script itself and bring it to a production company for funding.
Term
Director
Definition
the _____ takes the producer's vison of the script and translates that vison into the film through the actors and the sets.
Term
Director of Photography
Definition
the _______ is hired to capture the actual images that the producer and director want for the finished film, and is in charge of the film crew.
Term
lighting director
Definition
the ____ is responsible for ensuring that the lighting on the actors and sets is correct for the shots.
Term
production designer
Definition
the ______ is the head of the art department, and is responsible for the visual appearance of the set or sets for the film.
Term
art director
Definition
the ____ supervises the actual construction of the sets.
Term
best boy electric
Definition
this person is the gaffer,s number-one assistant.
Term
gaffer
Definition
this person is the chief set electrician.
Term
grip
Definition
this person is a general laborer on the set.
Term
key grip
Definition
this person the head of the grip department.
Term
best buy grip
Definition
this person is the key grip's number-one assistant.
Term
electrical utility
Definition
this person is an electrical laborer on the set.
Term
production sound mixer
Definition
this person records the dialogue and other sounds from the set for the film.
Term
scale
Definition
___________ refers to the size and dimension of figures and forms realtive to a specific unit of measure
Term
produciton miniatures
Definition
________ are built of all sets prior to the construcion of the final sets.
Term
exhibtion minatures
Definition
__________ are models built for use in the actual filming.
Term
lighting
Definition
with _____ we can set the mood, evoke emotion, tell time, and enhance the subject matter.
Term
key light
Definition
the _____ establishes the directionality and source of motivation for the scene.
Term
fill light
Definition
the ____ is used, when necessary, to create a desirable lighting ratio on the actor's face.
Term
back light
Definition
the ______ is used to separate the actors from the backround.
Term
the standard frame rate for motion picture photography is____ frames per second.
Definition
24
Term
lens
Definition
the ___ gathers the light and project the images in front of the camera onto the film gate for exposure.
Term
focal length
Definition
is the distance from the center of the lens to the exposing film, at the film plane
Term
F-stop
Definition
is a measurement of how much light is allowed through the lens
Term
iris
Definition
is a device that controls the amount of light through a lens
Term
T-stop
Definition
is simply a more precise F-stop measurement, measured thrugh each individual lens
Term
film gate
Definition
the ____ is both literally and figratively the focal points of the motion picture camera's mechanical operation.
Term
shutter
Definition
the ____ consists of a mirrored, constantly roataing half-disk positioned between the lens and the film gate aperture.
Term
magazine
Definition
the __- stores the film both before and after exposure.
Term
film format
Definition
the ____ refers to the width of the film stock in use. cameras are built to work with one format
Term
emulsion
Definition
films top layer, which captures images is called the __________
Term
film speed
Definition
is a number the describes how sensitive the film stock is to light
Term
telecine
Definition
the film images get captured onto video ina process called
Term
time code
Definition
is a digital audio signal that is assigned to a special track of a videotape or audio tape. its purpose is to label each video frame with a 24-hour reference clock
Term
ADR
Definition
when the audio is unusable it must be replaced, using a process called
Term
foley
Definition
the process of recording ___ is referred to as "shooting" or "walking"
Term
Designed sounds
Definition
when the sound of something doesn't exist in reality, the sound designer creates ______ for these elements form the sounds he or she can record in real life.
Term
creature sounds
Definition
when the sound of an animal or other being in a film does not exist in reality, the sound designer must create
Term
ambiance/ backrounds (bgs)
Definition
provide the sound of a films enviroment
Term
sound editing
Definition
is the process of taking the assembled material form each of the sound elements and synching the to picture
Term
continuity
Definition
the purpose of _______ is to make sure elements remain constant and cosistent form shot to shot
Term
line mediums
Definition
are pipelines though which data travels, either physical or made of energy.
Term
throughput
Definition
a measurement of how much data can pass through a line medium in a certain time frame.
Term
bandwidth
Definition
is the frequency range between the highest and the lowest frequency passed through a component or circuit
Term
twisted pair
Definition
is made up of 4 to 3000 pairs twisted together inot one cable
Term
coaxial cable
Definition
can be used with frequencies of up to 10,000MHz,and transmits at a rate of 10 Mbps.
Term
satellite
Definition
therer are several types of signals that are transmitted by ________ systems, ranging from 6 MHz bandwidth for TV programs to 43 Mbps for digital data
Term
microwave
Definition
systems use large antennas to transmit a signal from repeater station to repeater station on the ground
Term
fiber optic
Definition
cabling is realitively inexpensive in comparison to metallic cables of the same capacity
Term
lan
Definition
uses hardware and protocols designed to communicate with computers that are typically in the same building or same general vicinity
Term
wan
Definition
typically uses telephone lines and satellites as a medium of communication. networks can talk to otheer networks with the right communication setup.
Term
AOL
Definition
this is an example of a network to which the public can subscribe.
Term
VPN
Definition
using a public network for secure information exchange between private computers is called
Term
Gopher
Definition
in 1991 the first truly user-friendly interface for the internet, called ________ was developed at the university of minnesota.
Term
the world wide web
Definition
to make the nets even easier to use, a new protocol was proposed for information disribution; this protocol became
Term
delphi
Definition
was the first national commercial online service to offer internet access to its subscribers, opening an email connection in july 1992 and full internet service in november 1992
Term
bus topology
Definition
in this lan configuration all of the devices are connected to a centeral line medium known as the backbone
Term
ring topology
Definition
in this lan configuration all of the devices are connected to one another forming the shape of a circle. each device is connected directly to two other devices, one on each side
Term
star topology
Definition
in this lan configuration all of the devices are connected to central hub, which acts as a traffic cop for all the data transmitted through the network
Term
tree topology
Definition
in this lan configuration, groups of devices are arranged in star topologies but each group is connected to a backbone line medium.
Term
ethernet
Definition
this lan system allwos multiple communication signals to travel through one channel by using packets of data that have destination addresses, and redundant check bits to detect transmission errors
Term
FDDI
Definition
this lan interface allows local area networks to be transmitted at rates of up to 100 Mbps. this protocol can only be used with fiber-optic cable
Term
ISDN
Definition
from one ______ phone line, you can take a phone call and transmit data from your computer at the same time.
Term
T1
Definition
provides 24 channels at 64 Kbps, totaling a rate of 1.536 Mbps with an additional 8 Kbps used as framing information
Term
T3
Definition
connection has a total of 672 individual channels each of which supports 64 Kbps data transfers
Term
DSL
Definition
there are two basic types of this line meduim, a symmetrical and an asymmertical, both of which utilize a high-frequency part of the bandwidth on regular phone lines.
Term
cabel
Definition
this connection supplies us with a much wider bandwidth that regual phonelines with speeds up to 2 Mbps
Term
ATM
Definition
is designed to handle voice, video and data in WANs at rates of up to 2,488 Mbps (2.48 Gbps)
Term
B
Definition
by 1970 bell labs had created the computer code called _____ which was written for the new operating system at the time , which was called unix
Term
C
Definition
dennis ritchie of bell labs , working on a compiler that could geneerate executable code, usherd in this modern code that we use today
Term
javascript
Definition
is text-based, and is embedded in browsers for the internet. it can't run on its own, it has to be run within another program.
Term
bitmapped image
Definition
is fixed at a particular resolution, making them difficult to resize without distorion
Term
object- oriented image
Definition
is a mathimatical equation that can be resized and manipulated with the click of a mouse
Term
codec
Definition
can be a hardware device like used in ISDN connections, or the software used to compress video for streaming across the internet
Term
tiff
Definition
file format commonly used in the printing indusrty, has variations that include black, grey scale and white color
Term
eps
Definition
was desingned for printing purposes, and is an object-oriented file format
Term
gif
Definition
contains data compression for bitmaps that uses only 256 colors, which allows them to be smaller files and ideal for surfing the web
Term
JPEG
Definition
is often thought of as a file format, but really is a set of standards for compression for bitmapped images
Term
PNG
Definition
was created to allow for a free and inproved version of the gif format
Term
BMP
Definition
format is the standard bitmapped graphics format for micrsoft windows computers and doesn't utilize any compression
Term
ASF
Definition
was created by microsoft, and is used to save synchronized audio and/or video for distribution over networks or for use on a local computer
Term
WMA
Definition
is just one of several microsoft's streaming formats, but there files contain audio only
Term
WMV
Definition
is antoher one of microsoft's streaming formats, which can contain video in addition to audio
Term
AVI
Definition
a common file used in microsoft windows in regards to video files, can use differnt codecs, so the user must have the proper codec to view the file
Term
MPEG l
Definition
is a video compression that is used to reduce the video file 1/140th of its original size
Term
MP3 or mpeg III
Definition
is used for audio compression, and is commonly found on the web
Term
MPEG II
Definition
is able to store high-quality video without taking the massive amount of space the original uncompressed video takes. the compression does this by removing redundancies within the motion picture
Term
MPEG 4
Definition
was built upon previous files formats, and also provided more standards for multimedia applications and better audio-viedo compression
Term
quicktime
Definition
was created by apple computer as their format for computer-based video
Term
realvideo
Definition
was created by real networks for streaming video via the internet
Term
shockwave flash
Definition
is very popular with animated web sites and presentaions as it allows for audio, video, andimation, and interactivity
Term
WAV
Definition
is a sound file format created by microsoft and ibm, and has become the standard sound format for windows computers
Term
AIFF
Definition
is a sound file format created by apple computer, and is the standard for their machines
Term
MIDI
Definition
files are records of events, or triggers, which tell the computer's sound card to play a certian sound at a given time
Term
cd-da
Definition
the offical designation for the audio-only format of the compact disc is
Term
650, 700
Definition
the original standard CD format held ___ MB of data; today they can hold as much as ___ MB
Term
vertual reality
Definition
is a subset of rt3d that provides an immersive experience in which the user can participate
Term
head mounted displays
Definition
are helmet-like devices with a small computer monitor for each eye
Term
polygons
Definition
are planar closed multi sided figures
Term
material maps
Definition
have different reflective properties that we can use to give a realistic apperance to the object in regards to lighting
Term
textures
Definition
are two-dimensional images placed on a surface of a model to give it color and its look
Term
image maps
Definition
are two dimensional images that create the look of real texture on the model
Term
6dof
Definition
are a combination of coordinates usually expressed in dimensions of X,Y,Z and roll pitch yaw
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