COMM 14 FALL
2000 J. S. LEE EXAM
#2
Name
________________________________________
Pledge________________________________________
Read
each item carefully. Do not make hasty decisions on any answer. Take your
time. Turn in both the exam sheet and the answer sheet.
Multiple
Choice 3pts each
1. The range of distance in sharp
focus along the axis of the lens is called
1)angle
of view
2)focal
length.
3)depth
of field
4)back
focus
5)none
of the above
2. If your camera was set at
f/8 and the picture was just a bit dark (under exposed), you should try
moving the f-stop setting to:
1)f/16
2)f/11
3)f/5.6
4)f/2.0
5)f/1.4
3. If your camera was set at
f/8 and the picture was just a bit dark, you could also try moving the
shutter speed setting from 60 to:
1)15
2)30
3)125
4)250
5)500
4. Which lens focal length would
give you the narrowest angle of view
1)200mm
2)110mm
3)50mm
4)25mm
5)5mm
5. Depth of field appears to
be related to focal length since the wider-angle lenses hide a lack of
sharpness. Which lens focal length would provide the greatest apparent
depth of field?
1)5mm
2)25mm
3)50mm
4)100mm
5)200mm
6. Red and blue in additive color
create
1)yellow
2)magenta
3)red
4)white
5)none
of the above
7. Each complete television picture
is called a
1)field
2)frame
3)raster
4)aspect
ratio
5)program
8. The US (NTSC) system of analog
television has:
1)2,230
lines at 300 fields per second
2)1,125
lines at 60 fields per second
3)625
lines, 50 fields per second
4)525
lines, 60 fields per second
5)None
of the above
9. On the Kelvin color temperature
scale as the numbers go higher there is a shift toward what color?
1)red
2)blue
3)green
4)yellow
5)orange
10. If you change the shutter
speed on a camera from 1/1,000 to 1/2,000 sec. you
1)increase
the light on the transducer or film by a factor of 1,000
2)double
the light on the transducer or film
3)must
also increase the depth of field
4)must
also decrease the depth of field
5)none
of the above is correct
11. As an aid to composition
what elements would help you in achieving a selective focus effect?
1)a
high f-stop number
2)a
low shutter speed
3)having
a brightly lit scene
4)all
of the above are correct
5)none
of the above is correct
12. By following the rule of
thirds you should
1)make
sure your center of interest is in the center of the frame
2)put
the center of interest outside the safe area
3)place
the center near one of four cross points
4)place
the center near one of three cross points
5)none
of the above
13. Instead of a relatively smooth
mix of colors from infrared to ultraviolet this light source has sharp
bands or spikes of color, primarily in the blue-green areas.
1)fluorescent
light
2)incandescent
light
3)HMI
lights
4)scoop
5)none
of the above is correct
14. Lenses mainly depend on the
phenomena of __________ and __________ for their operation.
1)Reflection,
refraction
2)Reflection,
diffraction
3)Diffraction,
refraction
4)Refraction,
transmission
5)Transmission,
diffraction
15. A binary number composed
of eight places (an eight-bit number) can represent __________ values including
zero.
1)128
2)129
3)64
4)256
5)Thousands
of
16. You can vary light intensity
on a subject by moving lights closer and farther away. If you wanted to
cut the intensity of a light to one-fourth of its original intensity you
would.
1)move
it closer to the subject
2)move
the light twice as far away
3)move
the light to four times the original distance
4)move
the light to ¼ the distance
5)move
the light to 1/4 x 1/4 (or 1/16th) the distance
17. Which of the following does
not belong in a list of lighting related terms?
1)key
2)fill
3)latch
4)back
5)soft
18. The camera can be said to
be analogous to the human eye. The analogy, however, breaks down when it
comes to:
1)varying
focus
2)varying
film speed
3)varying
aperture
4)varying
focal length
5)varying
shutter speed
19. You are taking a photo (or
video) in which the depth of field is too narrow. In order to increase
it, you can:
1)move
the camera forward to decrease the distance to the subject
2)use
a narrower angle lens
3)stop
down in order to decrease the focused depth(miskeyed
on the exam. Note wording)
4)any
of these will work but they will produce different image sizes
5)neither
of them will work to increase depth of field
20. All other things held constant,
which of the following when changed will always result in a change in the
depth of field?
1)shutter
speed
2)aperture
opening
3)film
speed
4)amount
of available light
5)none
of the above
21.
_____________ is the "villain" from the Care and Feeding document that
best characterized as the one violating the "Force is never the answer"
dictum.
1)magnetism
2)abrasion
3)corrosion
4)coercion
5)none
of the above
22. In choosing between videotape
and film which of the following is not a consideration?
1)videotape
is reusable, film is not.
2)the
minute for minute cost of film is much greater
3)The
initial cost of high end film equipment is much greater
4)videotape
is a more immediate medium. There is no development time
5)neither
of the above is a consideration
23. Which of the following adjustments
on a video camera is equivalent to changing the film speed in a still camera.
1)iris
control
2)video
gain control
3)zoom
control
4)shutter
speed control
5)neither
of the above is an equivalent
24. A narrow angle lens
1)gives
the appearance of flattening objects in its field of view
2)accelerates
motion toward and away from the camera
3)de-emphasizes
camera vibration
4)captures
a wide angle of view (one of those "backwards" things)
5)does
all of the above
25. Which of the following camera
movements is in a vertical direction
1)pan
2)track
3)dolly
4)ped
5)arc
26. If you must hand hold a camera
it would be best to stick with what type of zoom setting?
1)zoomed
in all the way
2)set
at the mid-point in the zoom range
3)set
at the widest angle (minimum focal length
4)set
at its maximum focal length
5)Neither
of the above
27, At a given distance from
a subject which lens would include the least amount of background area
in the shot?
1)5mm
2)25mm
3)50mm
4)100mm
5)120mm
28. The angle of view of a zoom
lens
1)varies
with the speed of the lens
2)varies
with the effective focal length
3)varies
with the f-stop used
4)never
varies
5)none
of the above is true
29. A wide-angle lens
1)has
a longer focal length than a telephoto lens
2)has
a narrow angle of acceptance Oops!
3)compresses
distance and speed
4)all
of the above are correct
5)none
of the above is correct
30. This filter reduces the light
going through the lens without changing its color or adding any special
effect.
1)an
ultraviolet filter
2)a
polarizing filter
3)a
star filter
4)a
neutral density filter
5)none
of the above is true
31. This filter is used to cut
reflections and make color look more dramatic.
1)a
polarizing filter
2)a
star filter
3)an
ultraviolet filter
4)a
gel
5)a
diffusion filter
32. If you change the shutter
speed on a video camera from 1/1,000 to 1/2,000 sec. you
1)increase
the light on the CCD by a factor of 1,000
2)double
the light on the camera's target
3)dramatically
change color balance
4)increase
the light by the equivalent of two f-stops
5)none
of the above is true
33. If you wanted to bring out
maximum surface detail in a subject you should use a
1)diffused
light
2)Fresnel
light
3)lighting
tent
4)hard
light
5)all
of the above are true
34. Instead of a relatively smooth
mix of colors from infrared to ultraviolet this light source has sharp
bands or spikes of color, primarily in the blue-green areas.
1)fluorescent
light
2)incandescent
light
3)HMI
lights
4)all
of the above are true
5)none
of the above is true
35. You can vary light intensity
on a subject by moving lights closer and farther away. If you wanted to
cut the intensity of a light to one-fourth of its original intensity you
would
1)move
it closer to the subject
2)move
the light twice as far away
3)move
the light to a point four times the original distance
4)move
the light to 1/4 the distance
5)none
of the above is true
36. Sunlight is "redder" during
sunrises and sunsets because
1)the
sun is closer to the earth in the mornings and evenings
2)the
air through which the light passes is, itself, redder in the mornings and
evenings
3)the
color of the sun, itself, naturally changes in the morning and evening
4)sunlight
must travel through more of the earth's atmosphere at these times
5)none
of the above is true
37. To achieve the high writing
speeds necessary to record the very high frequencies associated with a
video signal
1)videotape
machines must use both film and tape
2)the
tape has to travel at a very high rate of speed
3)both
the tape and the video heads must move
4)all
of the above
5)none
of the above
38. Leaving a tape in the pause
mode in a VCR too long can cause
1)head
clog
2)glitches
in the video
3)dropouts
4)all
of the above are true
5)none
of the above is true
39. The video editing approach
that in some ways is like working with a word processor is
1)insert
editing
2)control-track
editing.
3)linear
editing
4)non-linear
editing
5)All
are computer-based so are like word processing.
40. This is a time code problem.
If you entered a video segment at 00:18:12:20 and it played until 00:19:14:20,
how long would be video segment be?
1)37
minutes, 27 seconds, and 10 frames
2)two
minutes
3)37
minutes, 26 seconds and 40 frames
4)one
minute, two seconds
5)none
of the above is true
41. One of the major advantages
of film is
1)it
is less expensive
2)its
superior artistic heritage
3)the
production process is faster
4)it
holds up better for repeated showings
5)it
uses no animal products
42. If you add a cold, bluish
cast to a scene you would "lie to your camera" by white balancing on what
color card?
1)green
2)yellow
3)magenta
4)cyan
5)blue
True
False, 2pts each
43. Insert editing overwrites
the control track on the videotape thus creating the possibility of "hiccups"
or glitches on the tape.
1)true
2)false
44. Equalizers, limiters, and
compressors all affect audio signals by manipulating the frequency of the
signal.
1)true
2)false
45. "Thumbnails" are the small
sandbags used to hold lighting fixtures in place during field shots
1)true
2)false
46. In general, multipoint lighting
creates softer shadows in a scene than those created by single point lighting.
1)true
2)false
47. According to the Care and
Feeding document, one of the dangers of the "contortion" villain is the
chemical degradation of media such as the emulsion on film or the oxide
coating on magnetic tape.
1)true
2)false
48. Time code is laid down in
most advanced video cameras. It consists of a series of evenly spaced pulses
laid down on a separate track. These pulses provide a reliable reference
system for frame by frame editing.
1)true
2)false
49. The rule of thirds refers
to the formula used to calculate the new aspect ratios seen in modern cinema
and HDTV. ("This film has been reformatted to fit your television screen
. . . ")
1)true
2)false
50. The finer the silver halide
crystals, the faster the film. That is the greater detail one can capture.
1)true
2)false
51. Recording in a large open
space such as a field outdoors and recording in a foam-lined closed studio
indoors both produce "dead" sounding recordings.
1)true
2)false
52. HDTV takes better advantage
of the virtues of film than does NTSC. It is a matter of resolution.
1)true
2)false
53. The author of your online
text goes so far as to say that under the best of conditions in both media,
a good videotape will look better than a good 35mm film.
1)true
2)false
54. In prefocusing a zoom lens,
always begin with a close up shot. That is focus while zoomed in on the
subject.
1)true
2)false
55. "Crossing the line" or the
"180 degree rule" refers to an editing convention that is designed to avoid
reverse cuts or jump cuts
1)true
2)false
56. "Hard" light is another way
of saying "diffused" light.
1)true
2)false
57. The key light is normally
a hard light source. It is intended to highlight the surface features of
the main subject of the shot.
1)true
2)false
58. "Crossing the line" refers
to a violation of the 120 degree rule.
1)true
2)false
59. Professor Lee, I think I
did much better on this exam than I did on the first one. In fact, this
was entirely too easy. I expect you to make up for it by making the final
exam much more difficult.
1)true
2)false