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






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






3. Average blu-ray bitrate






4. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






5. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






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






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






8. Another name for the sound wave






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






10. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






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






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






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






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






15. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






16. Aspect ratio of standard def






17. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






18. dimensions of sorta high def






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






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






21. 1 million pixels






22. Red - oranges - yellow






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






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






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






26. Sounds with long waves have this






27. Off-kilter frame that presents objects from a skewed angle AKA DOLL ANGLE!






28. DSLR camera






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






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






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






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






33. Intensity of color






34. dimensions of standard definition






35. Video frame rates are dictated by this






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






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






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






39. Color






40. Another name for the sound wave






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






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






43. blues - greens - purples






44. Combo of various shades/tints of a particular color (like sepia)






45. Color






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






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






48. Amplitude is measured in _________






49. Aspect ratio of standard def






50. Softens light