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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. dimensions of standard definition






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






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






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






5. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






6. dimensions of standard definition






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






8. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






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






11. Video frame rates are dictated by this






12. Color






13. Sounds with short waves have this






14. Combo of colors directly opposite one another on color wheel (christmas)






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






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






17. Frame rate in Europe






18. darker version of color (maroon)






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






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






21. Combo of colors directly opposite one another on color wheel (christmas)






22. Average DVD bitrate






23. dimensions of sorta high def






24. Combo of three colors equidistant on color wheel (like red - yellow - blue)






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






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






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






28. 1 million pixels






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






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






31. Average DVD bitrate






32. A term for decrease in light intensity






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






34. Frame rate in the U.S.






35. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






36. Sounds with short waves have this






37. Aspect ratio of high def






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






39. Another name for the sound wave






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






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






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






43. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






44. Intensity of color






45. DSLR camera






46. Sounds with long waves have this






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






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






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






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