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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. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






3. Average DVD bitrate






4. Video frame rates are dictated by this






5. blues - greens - purples






6. Intensity of color






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






8. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






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






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






12. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






13. darker version of color (maroon)






14. PAL stands for...






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






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






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






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






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






20. Softens light






21. dimensions of sorta high def






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






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






24. NTSC stands for...






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






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






27. Aspect ratio of high def






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






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






30. dimensions of high definition






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






32. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






34. The height of a wave






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






36. Sounds with short waves have this






37. Frame rate in the U.S.






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






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






40. darker version of color (maroon)






41. Average DVD bitrate






42. Colors produced by mixing two primary colors (COME ON RACHEL YOU GOT DIS) (ORANGE PURPLE GREEN)






43. dimensions of standard definition






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






45. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






47. A format associated with older SD cameras/analog systems where there are two field patterns (odd and even) that make up the whole image (the lines that flip out)






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






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






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