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






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






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






4. This gathers (or bends) light into its barrel and transports it through several pieces of glass (or elements) to the sensor






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






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






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






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






9. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






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






12. Softens light






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






14. Sounds with long waves have this






15. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






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






18. Average blu-ray bitrate






19. Average blu-ray bitrate






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






21. NTSC stands for...






22. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






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






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






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






26. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






27. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






28. DSLR camera






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






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






31. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






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






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






35. Frame rate in the U.S.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. blues - greens - purples






46. Sounds with short waves have this






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






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






49. Color temperature is measured in this






50. Lighter version of color (Pink)