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






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






3. Softens light






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






5. Average blu-ray bitrate






6. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






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






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






9. Amplitude is measured in _________






10. 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)






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






12. Average DVD bitrate






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






14. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






15. A term for decrease in light intensity






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






17. dimensions of sorta high def






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






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






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






21. Another name for the sound wave






22. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






23. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






24. The height of a wave






25. Frame rate in Europe






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






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






28. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






30. Color temperature is measured in this






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






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






33. Sounds with short waves have this






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Red - oranges - yellow






43. Lighter version of color (Pink)






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






45. NTSC stands for...






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






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






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






49. Aspect ratio of standard def






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