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






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






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






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






5. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






6. dimensions of standard definition






7. Another name for the sound wave






8. Intensity of color






9. Light that is created for mood






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






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






12. Color temperature is measured in this






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






14. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






15. Frame rate in the U.S.






16. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






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






18. Aspect ratio of high def






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






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






21. Amplitude is measured in _________






22. Red - oranges - yellow






23. 1 million pixels






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






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






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






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






28. Color temperature is measured in this






29. Average blu-ray bitrate






30. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






31. Aspect ratio of standard def






32. Color






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






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






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






36. NTSC stands for...






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






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






39. The height of a wave






40. Video frame rates are dictated by this






41. dimensions of sorta high def






42. 1 million pixels






43. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






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






45. Average DVD bitrate






46. The amount of light that the lens pulls into the barrel is determined by this






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






48. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






49. Frame rate in the U.S.






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