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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. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






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






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






4. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






5. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






7. Softens light






8. Sounds with short waves have this






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






10. Aspect ratio of high def






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






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






13. 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)






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






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






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






17. The height of a wave






18. Intensity of color






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






20. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






21. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






23. dimensions of high definition






24. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






25. NTSC stands for...






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






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






28. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






30. Aspect ratio of standard def






31. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






32. Another name for the sound wave






33. Video frame rates are dictated by this






34. 1 million pixels






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






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






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






38. Gives the impression of a lack of closure -- the viewer is left wanting/needing to see more






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






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






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






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






43. Intensity of color






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






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






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






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






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






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






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