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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. A term for decrease in light intensity






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






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






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






5. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






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






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






9. Color temperature is measured in this






10. PAL stands for...






11. Frame rate in the U.S.






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






13. 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)






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






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






16. Color temperature is measured in this






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






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






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






20. Average blu-ray bitrate






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






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






23. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 1 million pixels






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






33. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






34. NTSC stands for...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A compositional rule that divides the frame horizontally and vertically into thirds






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






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






47. In video - colors are generated via a combination of ___________






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






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






50. Light that is created for mood