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






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






3. PAL stands for...






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






5. The height of a wave






6. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






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






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






9. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






10. Frame rate in Europe






11. Sounds with short waves have this






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






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






14. 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)






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






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






17. Occurs when an object in the foreground is balanced by an object in the background






18. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






20. Average blu-ray bitrate






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






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






23. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






24. Angle that makes someone seem powerful






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






26. Frame rate in the U.S.






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






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






29. Color






30. Intensity of color






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






32. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






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






35. NTSC stands for...






36. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






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






47. 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)






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






49. Sounds with long waves have this






50. Illuminates shadows created by the key light