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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 weight of a space a person/object is moving into






2. Frame rate in Europe






3. Amplitude is measured in _________






4. Red - oranges - yellow






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






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






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






8. Sounds with long waves have this






9. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






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






12. The height of a wave






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






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






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






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






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






18. Sounds with short waves have this






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






20. dimensions of standard definition






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






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






23. Color






24. Lighter version of color (Pink)






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






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






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






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






29. Sounds with long waves have this






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






31. Aspect ratio of high def






32. Intensity of color






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






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






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






36. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






42. Combo of various shades/tints of a particular color (like sepia)






43. Light that is created for mood






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






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






46. Amplitude is measured in _________






47. Aspect ratio of high def






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






49. Frame rate in Europe






50. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature