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






2. NTSC stands for...






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






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






5. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






6. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






8. 1 million pixels






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






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






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






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






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






14. electromagnetic radiation






15. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






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






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






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






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






20. darker version of color (maroon)






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






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






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






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






25. Softens light






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






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






28. 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)






29. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






31. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






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






33. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






35. Color






36. Frame rate in Europe






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






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






39. blues - greens - purples






40. PAL stands for...






41. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






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






44. Lighter version of color (Pink)






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






46. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






47. Red - oranges - yellow






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






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






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