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Film Production Exam

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The variety of patterns that microphones pick up sound in






2. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






3. The height of a wave






4. Combo of three colors equidistant on color wheel (like red - yellow - blue)






5. Color






6. The variety of patterns that microphones pick up sound in






7. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






8. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






9. Combo of colors directly opposite one another on color wheel (christmas)






10. Color temperature is measured in this






11. Average blu-ray bitrate






12. A compositional rule that divides the frame horizontally and vertically into thirds






13. This gathers (or bends) light into its barrel and transports it through several pieces of glass (or elements) to the sensor






14. Consists of light rays hitting an object from a variety of angles for less contrast and shadows - hazy - (Ingrid Bergman)






15. pickup pattern that can be cardiod or hyper-cardiod and have narrow pickup patterns






16. AKA 'binary digit.' Represented by a 1 or 0.






17. In video - colors are generated via a combination of ___________






18. Intensity of light _________ as it moves closer to the light source






19. In Europe - AC power with a frequency of ___Hz dictates that 50 interlaced PAL video fields will be produced per second--or 25 frames






20. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






21. NTSC stands for...






22. 1 million pixels






23. Sound that derives from the world being captured ('Is that a car? I hate you......It's a MOTORBOAT!')






24. The ________ the focal length - the less light is pulled in and the narrower the image - resulting in a close-up telephoto image






25. DVD that has 8.54 GB (approx. 5 hours of SD video)






26. Creates the illusion of shallow depth and the distance between objects appears diminished






27. Video frame rates are dictated by this






28. Reproduce reality with a minimum of image distortion - recreating reality largely as it appears to the human eye






29. DSLR camera






30. Edison T^T low-voltage applications and flows in a straight line






31. Aspect ratio of high def






32. A format associated with newer HD systems where the entire image is scanned in one field






33. 1 million pixels






34. In U.S. - AC power with a frequency of ___Hz dictates that 60 interlaced NTSC video fields will be produced per second--or 30 frames (2 fields/frame)






35. The amount of light that the lens pulls into the barrel is determined by this






36. DVD that has 8.54 GB (approx. 5 hours of SD video)






37. pickup pattern that picks up sounds equally from all directions around the microphone (360 degrees)






38. Combo of various shades/tints of a particular color (like sepia)






39. Reproduce reality with a minimum of image distortion - recreating reality largely as it appears to the human eye






40. A format associated with older SD cameras/analog systems where there are two field patterns (odd and even) that make up the whole image (the lines that flip out)






41. dimensions of standard definition






42. The weight of the gaze of a person/object






43. The ___________ number of bits you have - the greater the number of values you can have.






44. NTSC uses ___ horizontal lines per image and displays images at a rate of almost 30 fps (or _____ fps)






45. Sounds with long waves have this






46. Light that is created for mood






47. Sounds with short waves have this






48. pickup pattern that picks up sounds equally from all directions around the microphone (360 degrees)






49. pickup pattern that can be cardiod or hyper-cardiod and have narrow pickup patterns






50. A term for decrease in light intensity