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






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






3. Sounds with short waves have this






4. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






5. NTSC stands for...






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






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






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






9. The _______ the focal length - the more light is pulled in and the wider the image - resulting in a wide-angle image






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






11. Off-kilter frame that presents objects from a skewed angle AKA DOLL ANGLE!






12. Lighter version of color (Pink)






13. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






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






16. Average blu-ray bitrate






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






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






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






20. Average DVD bitrate






21. darker version of color (maroon)






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






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






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






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






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






27. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






28. 1 million pixels






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






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






31. electromagnetic radiation






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






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






34. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






35. electromagnetic radiation






36. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






37. Lighter version of color (Pink)






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






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






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






41. dimensions of sorta high def






42. Sounds with short waves have this






43. Red - oranges - yellow






44. Another name for the sound wave






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






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






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






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






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






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