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






2. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






3. 1 million pixels






4. Softens light






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






6. PAL stands for...






7. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






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






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






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






12. dimensions of sorta high def






13. Frame rate in Europe






14. blues - greens - purples






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






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






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






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






19. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






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






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






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






24. The weight of a space a person/object is moving into






25. A term for decrease in light intensity






26. The height of a wave






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






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






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






30. Lighter version of color (Pink)






31. Lighter version of color (Pink)






32. dimensions of high definition






33. Intensity of light _________ as it moves closer to the light source






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






35. NTSC stands for...






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






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






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






39. darker version of color (maroon)






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






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






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






43. 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)






44. Light that is created for mood






45. PAL stands for...






46. Amplitude is measured in _________






47. electromagnetic radiation






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






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






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