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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 picks up sounds equally from all directions around the microphone (360 degrees)






2. NTSC stands for...






3. Average blu-ray bitrate






4. Video frame rates are dictated by this






5. Sounds with short waves have this






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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)






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






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






16. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






17. darker version of color (maroon)






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






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






20. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






21. The height of a wave






22. PAL stands for...






23. Aspect ratio of standard def






24. Light that is created for mood






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






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






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






28. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






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






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






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






33. electromagnetic radiation






34. Red - oranges - yellow






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






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






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






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






39. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






40. Frame rate in Europe






41. Color temperature is measured in this






42. A format associated with older SD cameras/analog systems where there are two field patterns (odd and even) that make up the whole image (the lines that flip out)






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






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






45. Another name for the sound wave






46. dimensions of high definition






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






48. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






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






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