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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 can be cardiod or hyper-cardiod and have narrow pickup patterns






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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)






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






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






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






14. Average DVD bitrate






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






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






17. Color






18. The number of wave cycles that pass in a given time






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. electromagnetic radiation






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






28. The ________ the focal length - the less light is pulled in and the narrower the image - resulting in a close-up telephoto image






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






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






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






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






33. Softens light






34. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






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






37. Creates the illusion of increased depth and the distance between objects appears elongated






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






39. Video frame rates are dictated by this






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






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






42. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






43. 1 million pixels






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






45. PAL stands for...






46. Light that is created for mood






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






48. Softens light






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






50. darker version of color (maroon)