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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. Color temperature is measured in this






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






3. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






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






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






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






8. Color temperature is measured in this






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






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






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






12. Sounds with long waves have this






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






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






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






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






17. Another name for the sound wave






18. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






20. Edison T^T low-voltage applications and flows in a straight line






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






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






23. Intensity of color






24. blues - greens - purples






25. Average blu-ray bitrate






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






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






28. Frame rate in Europe






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






30. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






31. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






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






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






35. Consists of light rays hitting an object from a variety of angles for less contrast and shadows - hazy - (Ingrid Bergman)






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






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






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






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






40. dimensions of sorta high def






41. 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)






42. Sounds with short waves have this






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






44. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






45. Color






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






47. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






48. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






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