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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. electromagnetic radiation






2. Average blu-ray bitrate






3. blues - greens - purples






4. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






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






6. Light that is created for mood






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






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






9. Color






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






11. Red - oranges - yellow






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






13. Another name for the sound wave






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






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






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






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






18. AKA 'binary digit.' Represented by a 1 or 0.






19. darker version of color (maroon)






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






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






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






23. Frame rate in the U.S.






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






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






26. The amount of light that the lens pulls into the barrel is determined by this






27. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






28. Color temperature is measured in this






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






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






31. Aspect ratio of standard def






32. Average DVD bitrate






33. Red - oranges - yellow






34. Frame rate in Europe






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






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






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






38. A term for decrease in light intensity






39. Frame rate in Europe






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






41. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






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






43. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






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






46. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






48. A term for decrease in light intensity






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






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