Quiz for task movie

1. When a new digital special effects project is started, what technique is used to begin planning the project?

    

    

2. Why are live action scenes shot in front of a blue (or green) background?

    

    

3. Describe how filming a live action woman model can give the information needed to program realistic motions of a computer-generated woman.

    

    

4. What technique did the video editors use to apply images of circuit boards to the computer-generated woman's skin?

    

    

5. Movie film shot on location must be scanned to a digital format. Why is this step necessary?

    

    

6. In transfering digital video onto 35mm film or 65mm film only white light is needed. How can full-color images be recorded?

    

    

7. What is a Digital Matte? How is it useful in compositing images?

    

    

8. In the shot from "Lost in Space" an artificial background is inserted into the green windows. What problem was the concern of special of the digital special effects designers?

    

    

9. How are digital special effects sometimes used to accommodate the scheduling problems associated with filming live actors?