Test your basic knowledge |

Film Production Exam

Subjects : performing-arts, film
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






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






5. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Frame rate in the U.S.






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






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






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






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






19. Lighter version of color (Pink)






20. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






21. Aspect ratio of standard def






22. Light that is created for mood






23. 1 million pixels






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






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






26. Aspect ratio of high def






27. Softens light






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






29. NTSC stands for...






30. Sounds with short waves have this






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A format associated with older SD cameras/analog systems where there are two field patterns (odd and even) that make up the whole image (the lines that flip out)






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






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






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






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






43. Amplitude is measured in _________






44. The height of a wave






45. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






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






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






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






49. PAL stands for...






50. 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)