1.What is “Persistence of Vision”?
The biological fact that our eyes are able to retain an image for 1/18 of second, on our visual cortex. When our eyes are shown a string of similar images, we can't distinguish one from the next, and an illusion of motion is created. This fact is why we are able to experience motion graphics.

2.What is continuity?
The secret and power of motion-graphics is the ability to suspend the viewers disbelief. If continuity is kept, the audience accepts the information being presented to them, however, if continuity is broken, the "spell" is broken, and the audience doubts and/or questions what is being shown. Things are no longer believable to the viewer.

3.In script format, when do you change shot numbers?
The shot number is changed when ever the camera angle changes. It is wise to skip numbers between each shot so that in the event that an additional shot is added, the entire script need not be renumbered.(101, 110 ,120, 130, 140...)

4.In script format, when do you change the hundredth place number in the scene numbers?
They 100th place in the scene number should go up whenever the scripts goes to a different time and/or place, even if the script returns to a place that has already been in the script.

5.What is meant by “ambient sound”?
Ambient sound is the typical sound of particular place, like a the sounds in a park - kids laughing, balls bouncing, birds singing...

6.What is meant by “wild sound”?
Wild sound is sound effects that are added to a sound track in editing (post production). It is sound recorded when picture is not being recorded.

7.What is meant by “sync sound”?
When sound and picture are being recorded at the same time, it is called sync sound. It is sound which is synchronized with the picture.

8.What is meant by “mos”?
mos stands for "Mit out sound" When one shoot picture with out sound, it is call "shooting mos".

9.What is a screen vector?
Screen vectors are visual and audio cues which give the audience a direction to look. When an actor looks to the right, the audience places its attention to the right of the screen (where the actor is looking). Anything that causes the attention of the audience to shift, is a screen vector.

10.What is a cut?
When one shot immediately replaces another shot, it is called a cut. It usually indicates the same time in a script.

11.What is a fade?
A fade transition indicates a change of time, where an image will slowly fade to a black screen (fade to black, fade out (audio)). Fade up from black usually begins a new scene.

12.What is a dissolve?
Also called a crossfade, one image fades out, while another scene fades in. This usually means another time in the script.

13.What is meant by “P.O.V.”?
"POV" stands for point of view, and usually means a subjective camera (out of the eyes of one of the characters.)

14.What is the purpose of slating your takes?
To give the editor information so that the movie can be organized and edited.

15.What is a shot list? Why is it important?
A shot list is a list of the shots that need to be filmed on each day of production. The director, continuity person and camera person should be checking their lists to be sure that all the shots the script calls for have been filmed, before a location is wrapped.

16.Put the following production voice commands in order.
Cut
Action
Roll camera
Quiet on the set
Roll sound
Speed
Speed
Is camera ready?
Is sound ready?
Is talent ready?
That’s a wrap!
Check the gate!
Gate’s clean!

Is camera ready?
Is sound ready?
Is talent ready?
Roll camera
roll sound
speed (camera)
speed (sound)
quiet on the set
action
cut
check the gate
gate's clean
that's a wrap

17.Why does one need to wrap sound cables in an over-under fashion?
A sound cables is braided, so it must be wrapped over-under fashion so it does not break.

18.What is the “head” of a take?
The beginning of the take is the head of the take.

19.What is “the tail” of a take?
The end of a take is the tail of the take.

20.What is time code? Write an example. 00:00:00.00
Time code is associated with every frame of a movie and can be used to control the editing of the film. It is written in hours, minutes, seconds, and frames hr:mn:sc:fr

21.What do the initials FPS mean?
FPS stands for frames per second. Motion is achieved at 18FPS. Motion pictures are shown at 24FPS. NTSC video is 30FPS.

22.What is the frame rate of NTSC video?
NTSC video is the current USA standard. It is shown at 30 FPS, and has a 4/3 aspect ratio, 525 lines per frame.

23.What does HDTV and motion picture screens have in common?
High Definition Television is the new standard of USA television. It has a 16/9 aspect ratio.

24.What is TV Safe?
Large televisions show more of the screen than small televisions. TVsafe is that area which is about an inch within the edge of the screen. Images which are in tvsafe, are able to be shown on all televisions, big or small.

25.What direction is camera left?
Camera left is from the camera's position to the left of the set.

26.What direction is camera right?
Camera right is from the camera's position to the right of the set.

27.What direction is upstage?
Upstage is a stage direction which is toward the back of the stage. In film, it means to go away from the camera position

28.What direction is downstage?
Downstage is a stage direction which is toward the front of the stage. In film it means toward the camera position.

29.Camera directions: Describe the following camera directions:
Tilt: up or down- to move the camera using the head of the tripod to tilt it up or down
Pan: right or left- to rotate the camera on the head of the tripod, left or right.
Zoom: This requires a zoom lense, also know as a multiple focal length lens. in our out, while the camera is recording.
Dolly: A dolly is a vehicle which carries a camera. While the camera is recording, the dolly is pushed toward the subject, or pulled away from the subject.
Truck: Using a camera dolly, to do a truck move, requires that the camera follows a parralla course to the subject while recording.
Rack/pull: This is a camera shot that requires a change in the focus point in the scene while the camera is recording. A camera assistant usually changes the focus of the lense while the camera person continues to record.

30.What is the reason for a bubble level on a tripod?
The bubble level on a tripod us used to level the camera. The usual position for the camera is to be level. Any shot that is not level becomes subjective or is done for effect(earth quake, being on a boat, to disorient the viewer)

31.In a script, what is exposition?
Exposition in a script usually happens in the beginning of a film/story which give the audience information about the "world" of the story. Exposition answers the questions like ,"Where are we?, what has happened?

32. In a script, What is character description and development?
Information about the character in the beginning of the story, and how or if they've changed in the end.