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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. Softens light






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






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






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






5. dimensions of sorta high def






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






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






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






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






10. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






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






12. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






13. 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)






14. Red - oranges - yellow






15. Frame rate in the U.S.






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






17. pickup pattern that has a really narrow range AKA 'shotgun mic'






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






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






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






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






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






23. Sounds with short waves have this






24. Sounds with long waves have this






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






37. Average blu-ray bitrate






38. Colors produced by mixing primary and secondary colors (red-orange - yellow-green...)






39. blues - greens - purples






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






41. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






42. Softens light






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






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






45. dimensions of high definition






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






47. The height of a wave






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






49. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






50. Color temperature is measured in this