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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. Color






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






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






4. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






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






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






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






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






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






10. Lighter version of color (Pink)






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






12. Frame rate in the U.S.






13. Color temperature is measured in this






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






15. DSLR camera






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






17. Red - oranges - yellow






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






19. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






21. Softens light






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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)






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






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






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






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






34. Sounds with long waves have this






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






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






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






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. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






42. Average DVD bitrate






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






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






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






46. Aspect ratio of high def






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






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






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






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