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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. The variety of patterns that microphones pick up sound in






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






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






4. PAL stands for...






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






6. electromagnetic radiation






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






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






9. Changes the color temperature of a light to that of daylight






10. dimensions of high definition






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






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






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






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






15. The ___________ number of bits you have - the greater the number of values you can have.






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






17. The height of a wave






18. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






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






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






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






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






23. Video frame rates are dictated by this






24. Aspect ratio of high def






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






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






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






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






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






30. primary source of light - roughly 45 degrees off of camera/subject axis






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






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






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






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






35. Red - oranges - yellow






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






37. darker version of color (maroon)






38. Intensity of color






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






40. Sounds with long waves have this






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






42. Frame rate in the U.S.






43. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






45. 1 million pixels






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






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






48. Color






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






50. Lighter version of color (Pink)