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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. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






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






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






4. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






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






6. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






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






9. 1 million pixels






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






11. Combo of colors adjacent to one another on color wheel






12. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






13. A term for decrease in light intensity






14. Softens light






15. Frame rate in Europe






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






17. Aspect ratio of high def






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






19. Color






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






21. Consists of light rays hitting object from single angle - creating hard-edged - well defined shadows (Humphrey Bogart)






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






23. Video frame rates are dictated by this






24. Color temperature is measured in this






25. Red - oranges - yellow






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






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






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






29. Average blu-ray bitrate






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






31. Red - oranges - yellow






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






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






34. Aspect ratio of high def






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






36. Amplitude is measured in _________






37. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Another name for the sound wave






45. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






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






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






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






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