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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The height of a wave






2. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






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






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






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






7. Video frame rates are dictated by this






8. dimensions of sorta high def






9. 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)






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






11. Average DVD bitrate






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






13. electromagnetic radiation






14. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






16. 1 million pixels






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Another name for the sound wave






26. NTSC stands for...






27. A term for decrease in light intensity






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






29. Sounds with long waves have this






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






31. 1 million pixels






32. blues - greens - purples






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






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






35. Frame rate in Europe






36. Softens light






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






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






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






40. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






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






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






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






44. Sounds with long waves have this






45. Aspect ratio of high def






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






47. Frame rate in the U.S.






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






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






50. A term for decrease in light intensity