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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 data element containing 8 bits or 256 distinct values






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






3. Color






4. Sounds with long waves have this






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






6. Light that is created for mood






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






8. Tungsten balanced/indoor lights are this color temperature






9. Frame rate in the U.S.






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






11. DSLR camera






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






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






14. Color






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






16. Aspect ratio of high def






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






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






19. The variety of patterns that microphones pick up sound in






20. Illuminates shadows created by the key light






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






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






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






24. 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)






25. NTSC stands for...






26. Angle that makes someone seem powerless






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






28. DSLR camera






29. A term for decrease in light intensity






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






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






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






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






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






35. dimensions of sorta high def






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






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






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






39. daylight balanced/outdoor light is this color temperature






40. Aspect ratio of high def






41. Softens light






42. Color temperature is measured in this






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Aspect ratio of standard def






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