Use a Scantron to record your answers. Fell free to research your questions using this class website and the internet. Your answers are due Monday, February 13.
1. Progressive video scans _______ fields per second.
A. 24
B. variable
C. no
D. 24p
2. Interlaced video scans two sequential fields to create a frame.
A. True
B. False
3. Interlaced video scans _______ fields per second.
A. 29.9987
B. 30
C. 60
D. 15
4. Placing an imaginary tic-tac-toe grid over the frame helps the photographer to recognize the A. frame forces.
B. the rule of thirds
C. the golden mean.
D. that life is really a game.
5. Openings of a lens iris are determined by
A. a slide-rule.
B. f-stops.
C. depth of field.
D. the focal length of the lens.
6. The larger the f-stop number the _____ light is allowed onto the film plane.
A. more
B. less
7. The composite color signal combines an RGB chrominance (C) channel with a black and white luminance channel.
A. True
B. False
8. Handheld shooting is more stable when shot
A. tight,
B. wide
C. sober.
D. telephoto
9. An advantage of prime lenses over zooms is that they
A. let in more light.
B. have less aboration in the corners.
C. cost less than zoom lenses.
D. Both A and B.
10. An advantage of a zoom lens over a prime is that it
A. is a faster lens.
B. combines a number of focal lengths into one lens.
C. has less elements to distort clarity
D. Both A and C.
11. F-stop markings on the barrel of a lens relate to
A. the distance of the focal plane.
B. the focal length of the lens.
C. the optical configuration of the lens.
D. depth of field.
E. Both A and D.
12. Setting the color temperature of a camera is accomplished by
A. Tungsten balancing.
B. daylight balancing.
C. white balancing.
D. chroma balancing.
13. The primary function of a camera is to
A. capture the action.
B. record light.
C. tell a story.
D. provide a focal plane.
14. Tungsten light burns ________ while sunlight burns ________.
A. blue, amber
B. magenta, cyan
C. amber, blue
D. 38000 Kelvin, 56000 Kelvin
E. Both C and D.
15. The space left between the top of the head and the top of the frame is called
A. leadroom.
B. noseroom.
C. noggin space
D. headroom
16. Framing a person from the upper torso to the top of the head is called a ________ shot.
A. medium
B. long
C. bust
D. shoulder
E. close up
17. ________ is the space left in front of a person or an object moving toward the edge of the screen.
A. The motion vector
B. Noseroom
C. Leadroom
D. Headroom
18. Field of view refers to
A. how wide or how close the subject is from the camera.
B. the depth of focus within the field of the composition.
C. only the visual information captured within the frame.
D. “If you shoot it, they will come.”
19. A(n) _________ is also considered and establishing shot.
A. over-the-shoulder
B. extreme close-up
C. extreme long shot
D. long shot
20. Moving a studio configured camera on its dolly wheels camera-left or right is called
A. dollying.
B. tracking
C. tonguing
D. trucking
E. Both B and D.
21. Cant or Dutch angle means
A. positioning the focal plane on a diagonal to the horizon.
B. rotating the focal plane 360 degrees.
C. establishing solid footing wearing wooden shoes.
D. shooting with the tally light off.
22. To calibrate focus on a zoom lens, zoom in as closely as possible on the subject and pull focus. All moves from that point will remain in focus so long as the camera maintains the same distance from the subject.
A. True
B. False
23. Shooting at f22 will make rack-focusing on a wide composition
A. easier.
B. impossible.
C. more noticeable.
D. less noticeable.
24. A compressed shot requires a ________ lens.
A. short
B. telephoto
C. prime
D. standard
25. Shooting wide open will create a __________ depth of field.
A. long
B. deep
C. broad
D. shallow
26. Achieving a shallow depth of field in bright light metered mid-range on the exposure scale will require additional filtration to close the aperture of the lens.
A. True
B. False
27. The three components of the tripod are the
A. sticks, rack, and pan handles.
B. legs, separators, and head.
C. legs, spreaders, and head.
D. sticks, separators, and pan handles.
28. A _________ head is designed for ENG cameras weighing less than thirty pounds and use a counterbalancing mechanism encased in oil to provide appropriate drag for pans and tilts.
A. gear
B. cam
C. hydraulic
D. fluid
29. Using the locking mechanism as a drag device will
A. damage either type of head.
B. increase panning and tilting quality.
C. create smooth pans and tilts.
D. demonstrate your expert ability as a news photog.
30. Moving the camera vertically with a studio pedestal is called a
A. pedestal.
B. tilt.
C. tongue.
D. crab.
31. A narrow angle lens is also considered a
A. wide angle lens.
B. shift lens.
C. telephoto lens
D. prime lens.
32. Chrominance refers to
A. brightness information.
B. color temperature.
C. sync signal.
D. hue and saturation of color.
33. Boosting the video signal electronically increases its _______ while decreasing its ________.
A. light sensitivity, image quality
B. noise level, signal quality
C. grain, color saturation
D. all of the above.
34. A cut transition from CAM 1 on the A bus to CAM 2 on the B bus results in
A. meshing one image into another.
B. merging one image into another.
C. a clean switch from one image to another.
D. inserting one image into the other.
35. Resolution refers to measuring detail in the picture.
A. True
B. False
36. The quality of resolution is determined by
A. lens quality.
B. number of pixels.
C. number of scanning lines.
D. signal processing.
E. All the above.
37. The tally light on the studio or ENG camera indicates that the camera is
A. powered on.
B. going to program.
C. in preview.
D. recording.
E. Both B and D.
38. The CCU in the camera chain serves to
A. power the camera head.
B. control C and Y channels.
C. control exposure.
D. indicate when camera goes to program.
E. All of the above.
39. Color bars
A. establish a spectrum of color and contrast for engineering analysis.
B. establish a normalized constant reference for engineering.
C. can be switched at the camera or the RCU.
D. represent a standard of the NTSC.
E. All the above.
