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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Consists of light rays hitting object from single angle - creating hard-edged - well defined shadows (Humphrey Bogart)






2. Sounds with short waves have this






3. Frame rate in Europe






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






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






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






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






8. Color






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






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






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






12. blues - greens - purples






13. Color






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






15. Average DVD bitrate






16. A disturbance in the air; vibrations in the form of waves






17. A disturbance in the air; vibrations in the form of waves






18. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






20. Light that is created for mood






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






22. Sounds with short waves have this






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






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






25. electromagnetic radiation






26. Intensity of color






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






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






29. dimensions of standard definition






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






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






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






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






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






35. Aspect ratio of high def






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






37. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






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






40. A format associated with older SD cameras/analog systems where there are two field patterns (odd and even) that make up the whole image (the lines that flip out)






41. dimensions of high definition






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






43. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






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






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






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






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






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






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






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