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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. dimensions of high definition






2. A disturbance in the air; vibrations in the form of waves






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






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






5. Another name for the sound wave






6. Colors produced by mixing two primary colors (COME ON RACHEL YOU GOT DIS) (ORANGE PURPLE GREEN)






7. Sounds with long waves have this






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






9. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






11. Frame rate in Europe






12. Occurs when objects are placed at the center of the frame or arranged on opposite lines of thirds






13. 1 million pixels






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






15. DSLR camera






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






17. Occurs when an object in the foreground is balanced by an object in the background






18. Intensity of color






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






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






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






22. Color temperature is measured in this






23. Red - oranges - yellow






24. The distance from one crest of a wave to the next






25. The height of a wave






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






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






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






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






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






31. Video frame rates are dictated by this






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






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






34. dimensions of standard definition






35. Color






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






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






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






39. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






40. 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)






41. 1 million pixels






42. PAL and SECAM use ____ horizontal lines per image and display images at a rate of exactly __ fps






43. Video frame rates are dictated by this






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






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






46. 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)






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






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






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






50. The number of colors available to each individual pixel