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






2. Aspect ratio of standard def






3. In painting - Red - Yellow - and Blue. In film - Red - Green - and Blue.






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






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






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






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






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






9. Softens light






10. 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)






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






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






13. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






15. dimensions of standard definition






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






17. 1 million pixels






18. Intensity of color






19. A disturbance in the air; vibrations in the form of waves






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






21. Color






22. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






23. Sounds that come from outside the world ('oooooo weeeeeee ooooooo.... doooooo weee ooooo ooooo'~)






24. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






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






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






28. electromagnetic radiation






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






30. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






31. PAL stands for...






32. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






33. Lighter version of color (Pink)






34. Occurs when objects are placed at the center of the frame or arranged on opposite lines of thirds






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






36. electromagnetic radiation






37. Sounds with long waves have this






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






39. dimensions of standard definition






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






41. In painting - Red - Yellow - and Blue. In film - Red - Green - and Blue.






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






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






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






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






46. The height of a wave






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






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






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






50. Creates outline of light around subject; aka rim light or hair light