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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. A data element containing 8 bits or 256 distinct values






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






3. Color temperature is measured in this






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






5. Softens light






6. A term for decrease in light intensity






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






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






9. Light that is created for mood






10. Sounds that come from outside the world ('oooooo weeeeeee ooooooo.... doooooo weee ooooo ooooo'~)






11. Another name for the sound wave






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






13. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






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






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






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






17. NTSC stands for...






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






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






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






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






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






23. dimensions of standard definition






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






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






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






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






28. blues - greens - purples






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






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






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






32. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






34. Aspect ratio of high def






35. Light that is created for mood






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Edison T^T low-voltage applications and flows in a straight line






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






46. Intensity of color






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






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






49. Sounds with long waves have this






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