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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. Intensity of color






2. Softens light






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






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






5. 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)






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






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






8. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






9. Sounds with long waves have this






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






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






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






13. Average blu-ray bitrate






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






15. electromagnetic radiation






16. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






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






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






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






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






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






22. blues - greens - purples






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






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






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






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






27. Color






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






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






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






31. Another name for the sound wave






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






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






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






35. dimensions of standard definition






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






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






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






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






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






41. NTSC stands for...






42. Creates outline of light around subject; aka rim light or hair light






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. DSLR camera