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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. Frame rate in the U.S.






2. Average blu-ray bitrate






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






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






5. Intensity of color






6. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






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






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






10. Aspect ratio of standard def






11. Sounds with long waves have this






12. Another name for the sound wave






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






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






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






16. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. blues - greens - purples






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






25. Softens light






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






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






28. DSLR camera






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






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






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






32. NTSC stands for...






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






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






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






36. PAL stands for...






37. dimensions of high definition






38. Red - oranges - yellow






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






40. NTSC stands for...






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






42. Average blu-ray bitrate






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






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






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






46. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






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






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






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