UNCSA - Cinematography C2 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+
color spikes are usually: - Answers green or magenta
Plus green gel - Answers green Gel that you can put overtop of LED lights or hot lights. Comes in 1/8,
1/4, 1/2, and full strengths.
Minus Green gel - Answers the color opposite of green is magenta gel. Comes in 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, and full
strengths.
Color Compensation (CC) - Answers issue with solid state lighting/color spikes
full spectrum light - Answers a color issue that is the lack of full spectrum color being emitted by some of
the newer lighting technologies, such as LEDs and HMIs
LEDs - Answers light emitting diodes
HMIs - Answers Hydrargyrum Medium-Arc Lodide
color is often defined by __________ - Answers reflection
an LED with an incomplete spectrum - Answers will result in wardrobe or even makeup looking brown
and muddy for example
White Light - Answers for cinematography, is simply full spectrum light in-between 2000 K and 20,000 k
color temperature. That means that all visible light is included
Sunlight - Answers the ultimate source of Full Spectrum Light
Planckian Locus or Planckian Curve - Answers white points within Color Spaces are found on this curve.
defines a range of hits light from 2,000k to 20,000k
3200k - Answers standard temperature for tungsten lights - even thought normal lightbulbs are warmer
at 2700k-2900k
5600k - Answers motion picture standard daylight temperature - though daylight may range from 5000k-
10,000k
image circle - Answers the image area produced behind the lens
smaller lenses - Answers might have an image circle that doesn't cover the full width of the sensor and
results in vignetting
Green Photosites - Answers there are twice as many as there are red or blue in a bayer pattern, due to
the human eye being more sensitive to green
Luma - Answers luminance information (brightness)
, the dots on a sensor (as opposed to pixels, the dots in a digital file or on digital displays) are? - Answers
Photosites
Photosites - Answers are tiny photodiodes that each have a filter of either Red, Green, or Blue
Bayer Pattern - Answers 2 green pixels, 1 red, 1 blue -> like human eye
photosites in image sensor
invented by Dr. Bryce E. Bayer of Kodak
Color Contrast - Answers using contrasting colors rather than shadows has become a popular
alternative, partly due to the ease of adding color with RGB LED lighting (sky panels)
High key - Answers lighting is a brighter look, defined by the shot being exposed "at key" or over key and
the lighting ratio fairly low, such as 2:1 or 3:1
Low Key - Answers lighting is a darker look, where the exposure is often set 'Below Key' and the Lighting
Ratio is fairly high, such as 6:1
the difference between high key and low key - Answers contrast
compound key - Answers key side fill
placing the Key and fill side on the same side of the camera
and/or placing the back light and the key on the same side of the camera
the edge light is typically brightest
emulates a close soft source that has falloff (inverse square rule)
strong and slightly stylized effect
Naturalistic light - Answers refers to lighting that appears to naturally occur, at least at some level -
Motivated, imperfect, not glamorous, probably soft
Natural Light - Answers The problem is that it's always changing, with cloud coverage, moving sun, etc. -
A compromise is to study the Natural Light and then recreate it, in order to maintain the look
throughout the shooting day (Naturalistic light)
watts = - Answers Volts x Amps
Fog/Haze - Answers adds Fill Light and reduces contrast
acts as lens diffusion as well, softening the faces of the performers
The beams of light add compositional elements, similar to Leading Lines
color spikes are usually: - Answers green or magenta
Plus green gel - Answers green Gel that you can put overtop of LED lights or hot lights. Comes in 1/8,
1/4, 1/2, and full strengths.
Minus Green gel - Answers the color opposite of green is magenta gel. Comes in 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, and full
strengths.
Color Compensation (CC) - Answers issue with solid state lighting/color spikes
full spectrum light - Answers a color issue that is the lack of full spectrum color being emitted by some of
the newer lighting technologies, such as LEDs and HMIs
LEDs - Answers light emitting diodes
HMIs - Answers Hydrargyrum Medium-Arc Lodide
color is often defined by __________ - Answers reflection
an LED with an incomplete spectrum - Answers will result in wardrobe or even makeup looking brown
and muddy for example
White Light - Answers for cinematography, is simply full spectrum light in-between 2000 K and 20,000 k
color temperature. That means that all visible light is included
Sunlight - Answers the ultimate source of Full Spectrum Light
Planckian Locus or Planckian Curve - Answers white points within Color Spaces are found on this curve.
defines a range of hits light from 2,000k to 20,000k
3200k - Answers standard temperature for tungsten lights - even thought normal lightbulbs are warmer
at 2700k-2900k
5600k - Answers motion picture standard daylight temperature - though daylight may range from 5000k-
10,000k
image circle - Answers the image area produced behind the lens
smaller lenses - Answers might have an image circle that doesn't cover the full width of the sensor and
results in vignetting
Green Photosites - Answers there are twice as many as there are red or blue in a bayer pattern, due to
the human eye being more sensitive to green
Luma - Answers luminance information (brightness)
, the dots on a sensor (as opposed to pixels, the dots in a digital file or on digital displays) are? - Answers
Photosites
Photosites - Answers are tiny photodiodes that each have a filter of either Red, Green, or Blue
Bayer Pattern - Answers 2 green pixels, 1 red, 1 blue -> like human eye
photosites in image sensor
invented by Dr. Bryce E. Bayer of Kodak
Color Contrast - Answers using contrasting colors rather than shadows has become a popular
alternative, partly due to the ease of adding color with RGB LED lighting (sky panels)
High key - Answers lighting is a brighter look, defined by the shot being exposed "at key" or over key and
the lighting ratio fairly low, such as 2:1 or 3:1
Low Key - Answers lighting is a darker look, where the exposure is often set 'Below Key' and the Lighting
Ratio is fairly high, such as 6:1
the difference between high key and low key - Answers contrast
compound key - Answers key side fill
placing the Key and fill side on the same side of the camera
and/or placing the back light and the key on the same side of the camera
the edge light is typically brightest
emulates a close soft source that has falloff (inverse square rule)
strong and slightly stylized effect
Naturalistic light - Answers refers to lighting that appears to naturally occur, at least at some level -
Motivated, imperfect, not glamorous, probably soft
Natural Light - Answers The problem is that it's always changing, with cloud coverage, moving sun, etc. -
A compromise is to study the Natural Light and then recreate it, in order to maintain the look
throughout the shooting day (Naturalistic light)
watts = - Answers Volts x Amps
Fog/Haze - Answers adds Fill Light and reduces contrast
acts as lens diffusion as well, softening the faces of the performers
The beams of light add compositional elements, similar to Leading Lines
