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






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






3. Frame rate in the U.S.






4. Red - oranges - yellow






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






6. Color






7. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






8. Average blu-ray bitrate






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






10. The _______ the focal length - the more light is pulled in and the wider the image - resulting in a wide-angle image






11. Intensity of color






12. Average blu-ray bitrate






13. Light that is created for mood






14. dimensions of standard definition






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






16. Red - oranges - yellow






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






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






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






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






23. Sounds with long waves have this






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






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






26. 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)






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






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






29. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






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






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






32. dimensions of sorta high def






33. Sounds with short waves have this






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






41. blues - greens - purples






42. Softens light






43. DSLR camera






44. A format associated with older SD cameras/analog systems where there are two field patterns (odd and even) that make up the whole image (the lines that flip out)






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






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






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






48. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






50. Aspect ratio of high def