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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. A term for decrease in light intensity






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






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






4. Aspect ratio of high def






5. DSLR camera






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






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






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






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






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






11. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






13. DSLR camera






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Average DVD bitrate






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Color






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






30. pickup pattern that is more sensitive to sounds in front of the mic than on either side or behind the mic






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






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






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






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






35. Intensity of color






36. 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)






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






38. Frame rate in Europe






39. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






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






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






42. dimensions of high definition






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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