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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. Combo of colors adjacent to one another on color wheel






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






3. 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)






4. Red - oranges - yellow






5. Intensity of color






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






7. Color temperature is measured in this






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






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






10. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






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






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






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






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






16. Average DVD bitrate






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






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






19. Light on the red-orange end of the spectrum; long wavelengths - low frequency






20. Average DVD bitrate






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






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






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






24. Sounds with long waves have this






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






26. Video frame rates are dictated by this






27. blues - greens - purples






28. Softens light






29. Average blu-ray bitrate






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






31. Color temperature is measured in this






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






33. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






34. dimensions of standard definition






35. 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)






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






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






38. 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)






39. Another name for the sound wave






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






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






42. electromagnetic radiation






43. DSLR camera






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






45. Intensity of color






46. Color






47. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






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






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






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