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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. Intensity of color






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






3. Aspect ratio of standard def






4. blues - greens - purples






5. Softens light






6. Sounds with long waves have this






7. 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)






8. Amplitude is measured in _________






9. Average DVD bitrate






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






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






12. Light that is created for mood






13. Video frame rates are dictated by this






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






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






16. darker version of color (maroon)






17. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






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






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






21. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






22. The height of a wave






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






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






25. Color






26. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






27. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






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






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






31. Lighter version of color (Pink)






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






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






34. Sounds with short waves have this






35. Frame rate in the U.S.






36. Average blu-ray bitrate






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Color






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






47. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






48. Another name for the sound wave






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






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