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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. Lighter version of color (Pink)






2. Sounds with short waves have this






3. dimensions of sorta high def






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






5. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






6. Sounds with long waves have this






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






8. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






9. DSLR camera






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Light that is created for mood






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 1 million pixels






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






28. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






29. Color






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






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






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






33. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






34. Average blu-ray bitrate






35. A term for decrease in light intensity






36. A term for decrease in light intensity






37. PAL stands for...






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






39. Red - oranges - yellow






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






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






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






43. Intensity of color






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






45. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






47. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






49. dimensions of high definition






50. Softens light