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






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






3. Another name for the sound wave






4. Aspect ratio of standard def






5. Intensity of color






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






7. PAL stands for...






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






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






10. Frame rate in the U.S.






11. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






12. A format associated with newer HD systems where the entire image is scanned in one field






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






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






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






16. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






18. Lighter version of color (Pink)






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






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






21. 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)






22. Consists of light rays hitting object from single angle - creating hard-edged - well defined shadows (Humphrey Bogart)






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






24. A format associated with newer HD systems where the entire image is scanned in one field






25. Softens light






26. NTSC stands for...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Combo of three colors equidistant on color wheel (like red - yellow - blue)






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






36. Aspect ratio of high def






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






38. Intensity of color






39. The height of a wave






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






41. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






42. Frame rate in Europe






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






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






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






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






47. darker version of color (maroon)






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






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






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