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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. Frame rate in the U.S.






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






3. blues - greens - purples






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






5. electromagnetic radiation






6. Frame rate in Europe






7. The weight of a space a person/object is moving into






8. dimensions of sorta high def






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






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






11. Frame rate in the U.S.






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






13. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






14. Color temperature is measured in this






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






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






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






18. Aspect ratio of high def






19. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






21. DSLR camera






22. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






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






25. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 1 million pixels






33. Sounds with long waves have this






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






35. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






36. A term for decrease in light intensity






37. darker version of color (maroon)






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






39. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






40. Video frame rates are dictated by this






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






42. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






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






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






46. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






48. Average DVD bitrate






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






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