Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be introduced to the different types of camera angle that are used in video production. We will then learn about the properties of digital video, including frames per second, compression, and file formats. We will then use the open source video editing package, OpenShot, to create a short video piece using presupplied video assets.

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7 Questions

Q1.
What are 'Vector' graphics?
Correct answer: Graphics composed of mathematical paths and colour information.
Graphics composed of pixels containing colour information.
Graphics containing shapes filled with colour.
Graphics that have equal width and height with colour information.
Q2.
What are 'Raster' graphics?
Graphics composed of mathematical paths and colour information.
Correct answer: Graphics composed of pixels containing colour information.
Graphics containing shapes filled with colour.
Graphics that have equal width and height with colour information.
Q3.
Which are 'Raster' graphic file extensions?
Correct answer: .BMP, .GIF, .JPEG and .PNG
.ODT, .RTF and .DOCX
.PDF, .TXT and .DOC
.SVG, .AI and .DXF
Q4.
Which are 'Vector' graphic file extensions?
.BMP, .GIF, .JPEG and .PNG
.ODT, .RTF and DOCX
.PDF, .TXT and .DOC
Correct answer: SVG, .AI and .DXF
Q5.
What does 'Copyright' mean?
A licence conferring a right for a set period to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.
A word meaning a piece of work is free to be used by anyone.
Correct answer: The legal right to control the production and selling of a book, play, film, photograph or piece of music.
Q6.
What is a Creative Commons license?
A license that allows an individual to use any work regardless of copyright status.
A protection that ensures work is never re-distributed.
Correct answer: Licence that enables the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted ‘work’.
Q7.
Which one is false? To use other peoples work legally you must...
Credit the creators of the material.
Credit the source/ website of the material.
Correct answer: Ensure you send them an email to ensure they know you've used their work.
Use appropriately licensed materials.

7 Questions

Q1.
What is a close up?
Camera positioned low down, looking up.
Correct answer: Close range of a person or object.
Medium range to a person or object.
Used when there are two characters talking.
Q2.
What is a medium shot?
Also known as a ‘wide shot’ used to establish a scene in a film.
Camera moves horizontally while staying in the same position.
Correct answer: Medium range to a person or object.
Used when there are two characters talking.
Q3.
What is a long shot?
Correct answer: Also known as a ‘wide shot’ used to establish a scene in a film.
Camera moves horizontally while staying in the same position.
Camera positioned low down, looking up.
Used when there are two characters talking.
Q4.
What is a high angle?
Camera moves horizontally while staying in the same position.
Correct answer: Camera points down on subject.
Close range of a person or object.
Medium range to a person or object.
Q5.
What is a low angle?
Correct answer: Camera positioned low down, looking up.
Close range of a person or object.
Medium range to a person or object.
Q6.
What is an over the shoulder shot?
Camera moves horizontally while staying in the same position.
Camera points down on subject.
Camera positioned low down, looking up.
Correct answer: Used when there are two characters talking.
Q7.
What is a pan?
Also known as a ‘wide shot’ used to establish a scene in a film.
Correct answer: Camera moves horizontally while staying in the same position.
Camera points down on subject.
Close range of a person or object.