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






2. Gives the impression of a lack of closure -- the viewer is left wanting/needing to see more






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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)






9. PAL stands for...






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






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






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






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






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






15. Color temperature is measured in this






16. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






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






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






19. In painting - Red - Yellow - and Blue. In film - Red - Green - and Blue.






20. blues - greens - purples






21. Sounds with long waves have this






22. Sounds with long waves have this






23. Sounds with short waves have this






24. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Light that is created for mood






32. A term for decrease in light intensity






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






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






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






36. Video frame rates are dictated by this






37. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






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






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






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






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






42. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






43. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






44. Frame rate in Europe






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






46. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






48. Softens light






49. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






50. dimensions of high definition