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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. A term for decrease in light intensity






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






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






4. darker version of color (maroon)






5. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






6. The weight of the gaze of a person/object






7. darker version of color (maroon)






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






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






10. Aspect ratio of high def






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






12. 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)






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






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






15. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






16. dimensions of high definition






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






18. Color temperature is measured in this






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






20. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






21. blues - greens - purples






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






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






24. Intensity of color






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






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






27. Lighter version of color (Pink)






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






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






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






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






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






33. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






34. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






35. PAL stands for...






36. Light that is created for mood






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






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






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






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






41. Average DVD bitrate






42. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






44. Creates outline of light around subject; aka rim light or hair light






45. Combo of colors directly opposite one another on color wheel (christmas)






46. The weight of the gaze of a person/object






47. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






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






50. Color