Cinematography Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Focal Points Place(s) in the frame you want the audience to look.
Lines lines created by architecture or natural structures in frame
Shapes Graphic objects presented in or created by the frame
Textures Appearance of a surface in the frame. Rough to Smooth.
Patterns Repetition of element in frame. can create rhythm in an image.
Space Positive (The subject) and negative (area in frame around the subject)
Depth Relationship between foreground, middle ground, and background
Balance Symmetry, Asymmetry, radial, Golden ratio, simplicity
Contrast Difference between elements such as subjects, lighting, color.
Color Complimentary colors, triadic color, analogous colors.
Tone Differences in brightness of elements in the frame.
Angle The height of the camera in relation to the subject
Sensor The light capturing component in a camera. The lens focuses the image on the
sensor.
Lens A light gathering device that focuses the image of a scene on the focal
plane/sensor.
Focal Length The distance between the center of the lens and where it is focuses (the sensor).
What does Focal Length affect? -field of view
-magnification of the image
-how the 3D space of the scene is rendered in 2D.
Lower numbered focal lengths ___ are considered...? (<35), WIDE ANGLE lenses and tend to accentuate the look of space in the frame.
A lower numbered focal length can make objects in appear further away from each other.
depth...?
Middle numbered focal lengths ____ are considered...? (40 - 60mm), "normal" lenses and approximate the view of human vision.
, Higher numbered lenses ____ are considered...? (>60mm), telephoto lenses and tend to compress the look of space in the frame.
a higher numbered lens can make objects in depth...? appear closer away from each other.
Prime Lens A lens with a single focal length
Zoom Lens A lens with a variable focal length.
ISO Measurement of a camera sensor's sensitivity to light.
Aperture The hole created by the iris that determines how much light passes through the
lens. F stops and T stops
What does aperture affect? Exposure and depth of field.
F-stop (T-stop) Iris settings that affect the amount of light traveling though the lens.
F-Stop range 1.4
2
2.8
4
5.6
8
11
16
22
T-Stop Transmission stops. Same as f-stop, but more accurate since a T-stop accounts for
the light lost in the lens.
Frame Rate The base frame rate for most digital motion pictures is 23.976 fps.
Shooting at a higher frame rate will result in... Slow motion when played back at 23.9876 fps.
A lower frame rate will result in... Fast motion
Shutter Speed (angle0 The amount of time each image is exposed.
Standard shutter speed for motion pictures is... 1/48th of a second or 180 degree shutter angle.
The shutter affects... Exposure duration and motion blur.
Depth of Field Range of distances within a scene that appear acceptably sharp.
Depth of field is affected by... FAF
Focal length
Aperture setting
Focus Point Distance
Answers
Focal Points Place(s) in the frame you want the audience to look.
Lines lines created by architecture or natural structures in frame
Shapes Graphic objects presented in or created by the frame
Textures Appearance of a surface in the frame. Rough to Smooth.
Patterns Repetition of element in frame. can create rhythm in an image.
Space Positive (The subject) and negative (area in frame around the subject)
Depth Relationship between foreground, middle ground, and background
Balance Symmetry, Asymmetry, radial, Golden ratio, simplicity
Contrast Difference between elements such as subjects, lighting, color.
Color Complimentary colors, triadic color, analogous colors.
Tone Differences in brightness of elements in the frame.
Angle The height of the camera in relation to the subject
Sensor The light capturing component in a camera. The lens focuses the image on the
sensor.
Lens A light gathering device that focuses the image of a scene on the focal
plane/sensor.
Focal Length The distance between the center of the lens and where it is focuses (the sensor).
What does Focal Length affect? -field of view
-magnification of the image
-how the 3D space of the scene is rendered in 2D.
Lower numbered focal lengths ___ are considered...? (<35), WIDE ANGLE lenses and tend to accentuate the look of space in the frame.
A lower numbered focal length can make objects in appear further away from each other.
depth...?
Middle numbered focal lengths ____ are considered...? (40 - 60mm), "normal" lenses and approximate the view of human vision.
, Higher numbered lenses ____ are considered...? (>60mm), telephoto lenses and tend to compress the look of space in the frame.
a higher numbered lens can make objects in depth...? appear closer away from each other.
Prime Lens A lens with a single focal length
Zoom Lens A lens with a variable focal length.
ISO Measurement of a camera sensor's sensitivity to light.
Aperture The hole created by the iris that determines how much light passes through the
lens. F stops and T stops
What does aperture affect? Exposure and depth of field.
F-stop (T-stop) Iris settings that affect the amount of light traveling though the lens.
F-Stop range 1.4
2
2.8
4
5.6
8
11
16
22
T-Stop Transmission stops. Same as f-stop, but more accurate since a T-stop accounts for
the light lost in the lens.
Frame Rate The base frame rate for most digital motion pictures is 23.976 fps.
Shooting at a higher frame rate will result in... Slow motion when played back at 23.9876 fps.
A lower frame rate will result in... Fast motion
Shutter Speed (angle0 The amount of time each image is exposed.
Standard shutter speed for motion pictures is... 1/48th of a second or 180 degree shutter angle.
The shutter affects... Exposure duration and motion blur.
Depth of Field Range of distances within a scene that appear acceptably sharp.
Depth of field is affected by... FAF
Focal length
Aperture setting
Focus Point Distance
