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






2. Lighter version of color (Pink)






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






4. blues - greens - purples






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






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






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






8. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






9. electromagnetic radiation






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






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






12. Color






13. NTSC stands for...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 1 million pixels






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






23. Tesla <33 high voltage transmissions - cycling 60x/second with a sine wave pattern






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






25. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






26. dimensions of standard definition






27. Average blu-ray bitrate






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






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






30. PAL stands for...






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






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






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






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






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






36. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






37. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






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






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






40. Sounds with long waves have this






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






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






43. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






45. Softens light






46. DSLR camera






47. dimensions of sorta high def






48. Another name for the sound wave






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






50. Combo of colors directly opposite one another on color wheel (christmas)