CORE COURSE INTRODUCTION TO CINEMATOGRAPHY

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CORE COURSE

INTRODUCTION TO CINEMATOGRAPHY

QUESTION BANK

SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION BA MULTIMEDIA - UG PRIVATE REGISTRATION

IV SEMESTER (2017 Admn.)

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1. CONTINUOUS a) action that moves from one location to another without any interruptions in time b) Continuity c) Page continuity d) None of the above

. 2. CRAWL

a) superimposed titles move across on screen b) A camera movement c) An equipment d) A trolley.

3. CROSSFADE: a) Fade to black then Fade to next scene b) Cross fire c) Crossing of unwanted elements d) None of the above

4. Dialog a) people are supposed to say according to the script b) Discussion with script writer and director c) Title card d) None of the above

5. Director

a) Head of an institution b) Person converting a script into a movie. c) Set designer d) None of the above

6. DISSOLVE TO a) A common transition b) Dissolving materials c) Solving an issue d) None of the above

7. Dolly a) A mechanism for camera movement b) A chair carrying actors c) A game d) None of the above

8. ESTABLISHING SHOT

a) Establishment b) Beginning of a film to suggest where the story takes place

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c) Final shot d) None of the above

9. EXT.

a) Scene takes place out of doors b) Extra actor c) Extra properties d) None of the above

10. EXTREMELY LONG SHOT (XLS): a) very long distance from the subject or action b) Panoramic shot c) Close up shot d) None of the above

11. FADE OUT a) Image appear in to frame b) Image slowly disappear to black c) Image transit to another frame d) None of the above

12. DISSOLVE TO a) Image appear in to frame b) Image slowly disappear to black c) Image transit to another frame d) None of the above

13. NEXT SCENE a) Next chapter b) Not the end of the movie, but end of a major movement c) Next page d) None of the above

14. FAVOR ON a) A particular character or action is highlighted or "favored" in a shot b) In favor of c) Favoring a character d) None of the above

15. Feature Film a) any film at least one hour long that people pay to see b) Documentary c) Advertorial

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d) None of the above 16. Final Draft

a) writers last rewrite of a script b) Drafting c) Fair copy d) Shooting script

17. FREEZE FRAME: a) The picture stops moving, becoming a still for a period of time b) Frame of mist or ice berg c) End of a movie d) None of the above

18. INSERT

a) a scene that must be given the camera's full attention for a moment b) Inserting a picture c) Inserting a dialogue d) None of the above

19. INT. a) Scene takes place indoors b) International movie c) Interesting scene d) None of the above

20. Intercutting

a) At a point, two scenes will be shown a few moments each, back and forth b) Cut between shots c) Clapping d) None of the above

21. Decoding

a) Convert Text to Code b) Convert code to text c) Convert to code to another code d) None of the above

22. IN to View a) To reveal more of the scene b) Arial shot c) Wide angle d) Close up

23. Encoding a) Convert Text to Code

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b) Convert code to text c) Convert to code to another code d) None of the above

24. Iris Out a) Transition from one to another frame b) A black circle closes to end a scene c) Fade in d) Fade out

25. wipe.

a) Erasing b) A transition c) Cleaning d) None of the above

26. JUMP CUT TO: a) A transition b) Action c) Fight scene d) None of the above

27. LAP DISSOLVE:

a) fading out one shot while the next one grows clearer b) Last shot c) Beginning shot d) None of the above

28. MATCH CUT TO:

a) A transition often used to compare two completely unrelated objects b) Cutting film c) Removing d) None of the above

29. MATCH DISSOLVE TO a) Fade in b) A match dissolve involves two objects of similar color, shape, c) Not atransition d) None of the above

30. Montage a) a series of images showing a theme b) Historic scene c) Insert frame d) None of the above

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31. MOS

a) Moment of Silence b) Movement of scene c) Motion of systems d) None of the above

32. or O.C. a) Off-screen or Off-camera b) Offset camera c) Optical camera d) None of the above

33. Pan

a) Camera turning on a stationary axis b) Trolley c) Close up d) None of the above

34. Tripods a) Portable three leg frame b) Camera trolley with three wheels c) Dolly d) None of the above

35. Track shot a) Dolly b) Trolly c) Tripod d) None of the above

36. Wide angle lens a) Focal length is smaller b) Focal length is longer c) Large size of the lense d) None of the above

37. story board a) Illustrations in sequence b) Story about released film c) Advertorial d) None of the above

38. Depth of field a) distance between the nearest and farthest objects

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b) Depth of Back ground c) Depth of Object d) None of the above

39. Aspect ratio a) Ratio of Width and Height b) Ratio of Width and depth c) Ratio of Width and diagonal d) None of the above

40. key light

a) Principle Illuminator b) Back light c) Soft light d) None of the above

41. OB a) Outside Broadcasting b) Original Broadcasting c) Offset broadcasting d) None of the above

42. Back lighting A. Light from the foreground B. Light behind camera C. Light behind the object D. None of these

43. Colour noise A. Acuracy of signals B. Disturbance C. Vibration D. None of the above

44. Composition A. Arrangements of camera parts B. Pleasing arrangements of elements C. Focusing D. None of the above

45. Lenses are usually coated with

A. magnesium fluoride B. sodium fluoride C. zinc fluorite D. none of these

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46. ‘Camera’ is actually a Latin word meaning A. picture box B. room C. light box D. none of the above

47. Incident light A. falls on the subject B. is reflected from the subject C. backlights the subject D. None of these

48. MFD stands for ________________ A. Minimum Focusing Distance B. Maximum Focusing C. Distance Minimum Focusing Direction D. None of the above

49. Wide angle lens A. Focal length is smaller B. Focal length is longer C. Large size of the lense D. None of the aboveAspect ratio

50. key light A. Principle Illuminator B. Back light C. Soft light D. None of the above

51. POV A. Point of View B. Picture of vision C. Photographs of visual D. None of the above

52. Edison is considered the father of movie studio. His studio was known as ______________ A. Edison Parlour B. Film strip parlour C. Black Maria D. Black Edison

53. The first shot is a man looking up. The second shot is a low angle shot of a high rise apartment. The second shot is a _____________________________shot

A.long shot B. mid – shot C. extreme long shot D. point - of – view

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54. A camera mounting that straps the camera to the body of the operator to keep the recorded image reasonably steady is known as _______________________

A. Steadicam B.Sturdycam C. studycam D. none of the above

55. ENG a) English News Group b) Electronic News gathering c) Electronic News Group d) English News Gathering

56. Aspect ratio a) Proportion between width and height b) Ratio of a video frame c) Ratio of a monitor frame d) None of the above

57. Camera angles, continuity, cutting, close-ups and ……………………are the five C’s of Cinematography

a) Compulsion b) calculation

c) co-operation d) composition

58. Film strip normally runs at a speed of _______________________________per second

a) 24 frames b) 25 frames

b) c) 30 frames d) 16 frames

59. A low angle shot emphasizes the _____________________________of the person in the shot

a) Brutal character b) prominence

c) Idiotic nature d) low class status

60. The adjustable flaps on a lighting instrument which control the throw of light is known as ____________________________________________

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a) Light flaps b) adjusters c) bouncers d) barn door

61. Steadicam is_________________________________

a) a device on which camera is mounted b) a camera fitted to the body of a person who shoots c) a device fitted to a camera for flexible shots d) a small camera used during shoots for publicity shoots

62. Jib arm is a/an________________________________ a) Arm of the camera b) transition device in video film editing c) Device on which camera lens is mounted for flexible movement d) None of the above

63. _________________________is a device which converts motion picture film image into video

a) Cinetal b) Telecine c) Telepic d) Motiontel

64. “Kino-Pravda”, a newsreel of unstaged shots is produced by________________________

a) V.I. Pudovkin b) Siegfried Kracauer

c) DzigaVertov d)Mack Sennett

65. The horizontal movement of the camera is called_______________________

a) tilting b) zooming c) panning d) dollying

66. Which of the following is an ideal device on which camera can be mounted for taking variouskinds of dynamic shots?

a) Dolly b) Track c) Crane d) Jibarm

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67. An establishing shot is______________________

a) an extreme long shot b) a wide angle shot c) a mid shot d) an extreme close-up

68. ________________________ defines the place or setting where the action is laid

a) Scene b) shot c) Sequence d) Take

69. A continuous view filmed by one camera with out interruption

a) Camera Angle b) Shot c) Aerial shot d) None of the above

70. A ______________________________ is a series of scenes, or shots, complete in itself.

a) Sequence b) takec) tracking shot d) none of the above

71. An objective camera angle is referred to as____________________________________

a) High angle b) Low angle c) Zoom - in angle d) audience point of view

72. The first shot is a man looking up. The second shot is a low angle shot of a high rise apartment.The second shot is a _________________________________shot.

a) Long shot b) mid – shot c) Extreme long shot d) point - of – view

73. In TV interview double look means___________________________________

a) The gaze of the interviewer towards interviewed b) Looking only at the person being interviewed c) Looking at both the interviewer and camera lens d) None of the above

74. What is the angle of view on a fisheye lens?

A. 180 degrees B. 225 degrees C. 270 degrees D. 290 degrees

75. Parallax error is due to

A. your flash mis-timing B. viewing and taking lenses being separate

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C. flaws in ultra wide angle lenses D. none of these

76. Daylight colour film is balanced for light at

A. 3200 K B. 3400 K C. 5400 K D. 3000 K

77. Circles of confusion are most prominent in

A. mirror lens B. zoom lens C. fisheye lens D. None of these

78. What is ‘chiaroscuro’?

A. a lens aberration B. a light and shade effect C. warped negative film D. None of these

79. What temperature should colour film be developed at?

A. 95 degrees Celsius B. 100 degrees celsius C. 105 degrees Celsius D. None of these

80. Candela is the unit of:

A. Illumination B. Luminous intensity

C. Luminance D. Light energy

81. Lenses are usually coated with

A. magnesium fluoride B. sodium fluoride C. zinc fluorite D. none of these

82. Visible spectrum of the light has a wavelength in the range of:

A. 1000 to 4000 Ao B. 4000 to 7000 Ao

C. 7500 to 12500 Ao D. 12500 to 30000 Ao

83. What is a ‘dolly’?

A. a heavy tripod B. a remote flash

C. a camera case D. None of these

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84. Focal length

A. Distance between film and centre of lens B. distance between foreground and background C. Distance between object and film.

D. None of the above

85. Fill-In-Light

A. Back ground light B. Additional light to soften C. Natural light D. None of the above

86. Back lighting

A. Light from the foreground B. Light behind camera C. Light behind the object D. None of these

87. Ambient light

A. available light at surrounding B. Backlight C. Artificial light D. None of the above

88. Autofocus

A. Lens automatically focus B. Manual focus C.view finder focus D. None of the above

89. Camera modes

A. Portrait B. lens C. View finder D. Focal length

90. Aperture:

A. Controls the size of the hole B. Controls speed of shoot C. Controls CCD D. none of the above

91. Amount of light that falls in to the sensor of the camera

A. Exposure B. White balance C. Depth of Field D. Three point lighting

92. Contrast

A. Balancing Pixels B. Dealing with Colour C. Scaling Files D. masking

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93. AERIAL SHOT a) shot be taken from a plane b) Wide angle shot c) Shot taken by macro lens d) None of the above.

94. ANGLE ON a) scenes taking place in large settings b) Scene taking place in corner c) Scene in a room d) None of the above.

95. Tripods a) Portable three leg frame b) Camera trolley with three wheels c) Dolly d) None of the above

96. Track shot a) Dolly b) Trolly c) Tripod d) None of the above

97. Wide angle lens a) Focal length is smaller b) Focal length is longer c) Large size of the lens d) None of the above

98. Creating a storyboard of a video programme is usually at a) production stage b) after the shoot c) pre production stage d) Scripting stage

99. High angle shot indicates that the camera is positioned …………the subject a) below b) above c) at the eye level d) opposite

100. _________ light method measures light intensity falling upon a subject from each lamp direction in turn.

a) Incident b)Reflected c)Surface brightness d)None of the above

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ANSWERS 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. A 16. A 17. A 18. A 19. A 20. A 21.B 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. A 28. A 29. B 30. A 31. A 32. A 33. A 34. A 35. A 36. A 37. A 38. A 39. A 40. A 41. A 42. C 43. A 44. B 45. A 46. B 47.A 48.A 49. A 50. A 51. A 52.C 53.D 54.A 55.B 56.A 57.D 58.A 59.B 60.D 61.B 62.C 63.B 64.C 65.C 66.D 67.B 68.A 69.B 70.A 71.D 72.D 73.C 74.A 75.B 76.C 77.A 78.B 79.B 80.C 81.A 82.B 83.A 84.A 85.B 86.C 87.A 88.A 89.A 90.A 91.A 92.B 93.A 94.A 95.A 96.A 97.A 98. C 99. B 100. A

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