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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. Combo of colors adjacent to one another on color wheel






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






3. DSLR camera






4. Red - oranges - yellow






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






6. Frame rate in the U.S.






7. dimensions of standard definition






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






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






10. Intensity of color






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






12. Light that comes from the physical setting - like a window






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






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






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






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






17. electromagnetic radiation






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






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






20. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






21. Red - oranges - yellow






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






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






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






25. PAL stands for...






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






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






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






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






30. NTSC stands for...






31. 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)






32. dimensions of standard definition






33. Aspect ratio of standard def






34. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






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






37. 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)






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






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






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






41. Another name for the sound wave






42. Frame rate in Europe






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






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






45. Average DVD bitrate






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






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






48. Aspect ratio of high def






49. darker version of color (maroon)






50. Aspect ratio of standard def