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






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






3. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






4. Color temperature is measured in this






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






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






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






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






9. blues - greens - purples






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






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






12. 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)






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






14. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






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






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






17. Average DVD bitrate






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






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






21. dimensions of high definition






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






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






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






25. Amplitude is measured in _________






26. NTSC stands for...






27. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






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






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






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






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






32. Sounds with short waves have this






33. Frame rate in the U.S.






34. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






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






36. dimensions of sorta high def






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






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






39. Light that is created for mood






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






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






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






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






44. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






45. dimensions of high definition






46. dimensions of standard definition






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






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






49. Aspect ratio of high def






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