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Film Production Exam

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Aspect ratio of standard def






2. A data element containing 8 bits or 256 distinct values






3. This is achieved when a person's eyes are approximately 1/3 way down the frame






4. Tesla <33 high voltage transmissions - cycling 60x/second with a sine wave pattern






5. pickup pattern that has a really narrow range AKA 'shotgun mic'






6. Colors produced by mixing primary and secondary colors (red-orange - yellow-green...)






7. Gives the impression of wholeness -- the viewer sees all he/she needs to see






8. Light on the blue-white ends of the spectrum; short wavelengths - high frequency






9. Changes the color temperature of a light to that of tungsten






10. Sounds that come from outside the world ('oooooo weeeeeee ooooooo.... doooooo weee ooooo ooooo'~)






11. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






12. The height of a wave






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






14. PAL stands for...






15. Frame rate in Europe






16. The weight of a space a person/object is moving into






17. DVD that has 4.7 GB of space (approx. 2.5 hours of SD video)






18. Sounds with short waves have this






19. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






20. 1 million pixels






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






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






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






24. DSLR camera






25. The greater the ____________ - the greater the quality of the image.






26. The number of wave cycles that pass in a given time






27. pickup pattern that is more sensitive to sounds in front of the mic than on either side or behind the mic






28. Sounds with short waves have this






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






30. The weight of a space a person/object is moving into






31. PAL stands for...






32. Frame rate in the U.S.






33. Another name for the sound wave






34. A data element containing 8 bits or 256 distinct values






35. Light that illuminates the background and often used instead of back light (sounds almost exactly the same...)






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Combo of colors adjacent to one another on color wheel






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






44. Off-kilter frame that presents objects from a skewed angle AKA DOLL ANGLE!






45. dimensions of high definition






46. Light on the red-orange end of the spectrum; long wavelengths - low frequency






47. Tesla <33 high voltage transmissions - cycling 60x/second with a sine wave pattern






48. Average DVD bitrate






49. Consists of light rays hitting object from single angle - creating hard-edged - well defined shadows (Humphrey Bogart)






50. Light that comes from the physical setting - like a window






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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