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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. Frame rate in the U.S.






2. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






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






5. Sounds with short waves have this






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






7. Gives the impression of wholeness -- the viewer sees all he/she needs to see






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






9. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






10. Color temperature is measured in this






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






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






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






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






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






16. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






18. Sounds with long waves have this






19. dimensions of high definition






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






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






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






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






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






25. Video frame rates are dictated by this






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






27. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






28. Light that is created for mood






29. Amplitude is measured in _________






30. Sounds with short waves have this






31. dimensions of sorta high def






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






33. Softens light






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






35. blues - greens - purples






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






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






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






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






40. The _______ the focal length - the more light is pulled in and the wider the image - resulting in a wide-angle image






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






42. darker version of color (maroon)






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






44. blues - greens - purples






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






46. Video frame rates are dictated by this






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






48. DSLR camera






49. Intensity of color






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