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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. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






7. Red - oranges - yellow






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






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






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






11. Frame rate in the U.S.






12. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






23. Sounds with short waves have this






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






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






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






27. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






28. Light that is created for mood






29. Aspect ratio of high def






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






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






32. Red - oranges - yellow






33. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






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






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






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






38. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






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






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






41. Average DVD bitrate






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






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






44. electromagnetic radiation






45. electromagnetic radiation






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






47. Frame rate in the U.S.






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






49. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






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