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






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






3. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






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






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






7. Frame rate in the U.S.






8. Color






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






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






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






12. Light that is created for mood






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






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






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






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






17. Aspect ratio of high def






18. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






19. Sounds with short waves have this






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






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






22. Lighter version of color (Pink)






23. Sounds with long waves have this






24. Video frame rates are dictated by this






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






26. dimensions of standard definition






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






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






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






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






31. dimensions of sorta high def






32. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






33. Softens light






34. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






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






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






37. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






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






39. dimensions of high definition






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






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






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






43. Frame rate in the U.S.






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






45. PAL stands for...






46. PAL stands for...






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






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






49. Red - oranges - yellow






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