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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 height of a wave






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






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






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






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






15. Intensity of color






16. Sounds with short waves have this






17. Occurs when objects are placed at the center of the frame or arranged on opposite lines of thirds






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






19. blues - greens - purples






20. Cuts down the intensity of light without changing the color temperature






21. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






23. electromagnetic radiation






24. 1 million pixels






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






26. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






27. The height of a wave






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






29. Video frame rates are dictated by this






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






31. 1 million pixels






32. Color temperature is measured in this






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






34. Lighter version of color (Pink)






35. DSLR camera






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






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






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






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






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






41. Frame rate in Europe






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






43. NTSC stands for...






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






45. Another name for the sound wave






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






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






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






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






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