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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. dimensions of standard definition






2. Intensity of color






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






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






5. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






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






7. Sounds with long waves have this






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






9. Video frame rates are dictated by this






10. dimensions of sorta high def






11. A data element containing 8 bits or 256 distinct values






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






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






14. dimensions of sorta high def






15. Average blu-ray bitrate






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






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






18. Sounds with short waves have this






19. Light that is created for mood






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






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






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






23. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






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






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






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






28. Lighter version of color (Pink)






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






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






31. Softens light






32. Average blu-ray bitrate






33. dimensions of high definition






34. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






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






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






38. DSLR camera






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






40. blues - greens - purples






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






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






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






44. DSLR camera






45. Amplitude is measured in _________






46. 1 million pixels






47. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






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






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






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