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






2. PAL stands for...






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






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






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






6. Sounds with short waves have this






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






8. Frame rate in Europe






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






10. dimensions of sorta high def






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






12. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Video frame rates are dictated by this






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






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






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






23. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






24. NTSC stands for...






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






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






27. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






28. Light that illuminates the background and often used instead of back light (sounds almost exactly the same...)






29. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






30. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






32. dimensions of standard definition






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 1 million pixels






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






43. Intensity of color






44. Light that illuminates the background and often used instead of back light (sounds almost exactly the same...)






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






46. Color






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






48. Average DVD bitrate






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






50. The number of colors available to each individual pixel