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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. Color






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






3. darker version of color (maroon)






4. Intensity of color






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






6. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






7. NTSC stands for...






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






9. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






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






12. 1 million pixels






13. Another name for the sound wave






14. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






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






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






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






18. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






19. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






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






22. blues - greens - purples






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






24. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






26. DSLR camera






27. blues - greens - purples






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






29. Another name for the sound wave






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






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






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






33. 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)






34. The _______ the focal length - the more light is pulled in and the wider the image - resulting in a wide-angle image






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






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






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






38. Frame rate in Europe






39. Red - oranges - yellow






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






41. electromagnetic radiation






42. Lighter version of color (Pink)






43. 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)






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






45. Refers to the number of pixels that make up an image and the number of sensor elements in the sensor






46. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






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






49. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






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