Final Exam Terms You Should Know

Know what each of the following terms mean. Be able to define them, explain how they are achieved (when necessary), and give concrete examples of each from a real production.

Your sources should include PDFs from lecture (in Oncourse/Resources/T206 Lecture Notes), assigned readings, and the links available on our class syllabus schedule. You can also use the Glossary of Terms from Jeremy Butler's Television: critical methods and applications. This is a cumulative exam . You are also responsible for terms and concepts that were covered in our midterm exam.

Storyboards
Why are they used in production?
What information is included?

Editing
continuity editing (what it is; when it's used)
180-degree Rule
screen direction
multi-camera editing
switcher

Types of edits
shot counter-shot
match on action
eyeline match
jump cut
parallel (cross-cutting)
cut away
cut-in (insert)
cut to music
montage
fade in/out
dissolve
flashback
wipe
split edit (relates to audio)

Title Design
typography
serif font
sans-serif font
display font
Saul Bass (why was he significant?)
safe area
lower-third graphic
graphic design

Visual Effects
CGI
polygons
polygon mesh
particle system
layout
rendering
keying
chroma key
Shaper
Shader
Massive

Sound
ADR or looping
sweetening
sampling
boom
lavaliere
hand-held microphone
close-miking
omnidirectional
cardioid
supercardioid or "shotgun"
Foley artist
sound designer
composer
royalty-free music and sound effects
diagetic/non-diagetic sound (know the difference)
role/purpose of sound in media
leitmotifs
You are also responsible for all of the clips we have watched in class. You don't need to worry about little details, and you will not be expected to recall specific facts. You do need to know the concepts or production techniques that each clip demonstrated. You should be able to discuss why each clip was important, and how it illustrates one or more of the concepts we've covered this semester.

Homicide "The Subway" & production documentary
FedEx commercial ("Castaway")
Visa commercial (w/Jerry Rice & Steve Young)
Thelma & Louise
180-degree Rule clips (linked from the class schedule)
Greene's "quad-split" (WTIU studio clip)
CSI Miami feature on production audio

Austin City Limits
Shrek DVD feature (program on CGI)
Lord Of The Rings DVD feature (visual effects)
AMC documentary on Foley & sound design
For A Few Dollars More (Clint Eastwood western)
Ally McBeal
Saul Bass clips (linked from the class schedule)