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






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






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






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






5. PAL stands for...






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






7. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






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






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






10. Sounds with short waves have this






11. Gives the impression of wholeness -- the viewer sees all he/she needs to see






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






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






14. electromagnetic radiation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Average blu-ray bitrate






25. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






26. Color






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






28. Amplitude is measured in _________






29. blues - greens - purples






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






31. A format associated with older SD cameras/analog systems where there are two field patterns (odd and even) that make up the whole image (the lines that flip out)






32. dimensions of high definition






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






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






35. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






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






37. Softens light






38. dimensions of sorta high def






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






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






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






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






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






44. darker version of color (maroon)






45. Light on the blue-white ends of the spectrum; short wavelengths - high frequency






46. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






47. A format associated with older SD cameras/analog systems where there are two field patterns (odd and even) that make up the whole image (the lines that flip out)






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






49. In Europe - AC power with a frequency of ___Hz dictates that 50 interlaced PAL video fields will be produced per second--or 25 frames






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