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Film Production Exam

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. PAL and SECAM use ____ horizontal lines per image and display images at a rate of exactly __ fps






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






3. Another name for the sound wave






4. Sounds with short waves have this






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






6. dimensions of standard definition






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






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






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






10. dimensions of standard definition






11. Light that is created for mood






12. Aspect ratio of standard def






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






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






15. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






16. Amplitude is measured in _________






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






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






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






20. The number of colors available to each individual pixel






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






22. Lighter version of color (Pink)






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






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






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






26. Sounds with long waves have this






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






28. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






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






30. Storage capacity of a single layer blu-ray






31. Storage capacity of a dual layer blue-ray






32. blues - greens - purples






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






34. 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)






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






36. Average DVD bitrate






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






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






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






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






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






42. Color






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






44. Color temperature is measured in this






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






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






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






48. dimensions of high definition






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






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






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