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






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






3. Color






4. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






6. Color temperature is measured in this






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






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






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






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






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






12. Frame rate in the U.S.






13. Aspect ratio of high def






14. Frame rate in Europe






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






16. blues - greens - purples






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






18. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






19. A term for decrease in light intensity






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






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






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






23. DSLR camera






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






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






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






27. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






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






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






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






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






32. electromagnetic radiation






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






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






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






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






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






38. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






39. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






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






42. Sounds with short waves have this






43. darker version of color (maroon)






44. blues - greens - purples






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






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






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






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






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






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