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






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






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






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






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






7. Video frame rates are dictated by this






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






9. dimensions of sorta high def






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






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






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






13. Frame rate in the U.S.






14. Intensity of color






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






16. Sounds with short waves have this






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






18. darker version of color (maroon)






19. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






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






21. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






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






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






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






25. Average blu-ray bitrate






26. Frame rate in the U.S.






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






28. dimensions of standard definition






29. Average DVD bitrate






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






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






32. Another name for the sound wave






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






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






35. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






37. 1 million pixels






38. blues - greens - purples






39. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






40. NTSC stands for...






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






42. Frame rate in Europe






43. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






44. Aspect ratio of high def






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






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






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






48. dimensions of sorta high def






49. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






50. Aspect ratio of standard def