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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. NTSC stands for...






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






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






4. Softens light






5. Softens light






6. Color temperature is measured in this






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






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






9. Color temperature is measured in this






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Sounds with long waves have this






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






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






19. Aspect ratio of high def






20. Cuts down the intensity of light without changing the color temperature






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






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






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






24. Color






25. Sounds with short waves have this






26. darker version of color (maroon)






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






28. Color






29. 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)






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






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






32. Red - oranges - yellow






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






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






35. Frame rate in the U.S.






36. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






38. PAL stands for...






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






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






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






42. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






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






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






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






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






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






48. Creates the illusion of increased depth and the distance between objects appears elongated






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






50. dimensions of standard definition