Unit 7 Practice Test

scoop

A(n) _____ is a half-spheroid shaped floodlight.

light plot

A(n) _____ is a sketch of the set that includes the placement and aiming of the various lighting instruments.

honeycomb

A(n) _____ is used to make a fluorescent instrument more directional.

wooden clothespins

Use _____ to safely attach foil to an instrument.

56

A CTB gel converts 32 K white light to _____ K light.

32

A CTO gel converts 56 K sunlight to _____ K light.

light hit

A white spot or star-shaped reflection of a lighting instrument on a highly reflective surface on the set is called a(n) _____.

floor stand

A(n) _____ has three or four legs and a long vertical pole to which a lighting instrument is clamped.

soft

A(n) _____ lighting instrument produces illumination that creates indistinct shadows.

red

If an incandescent lighting instrument is dimmed more than 10%, the lamp takes on an increasingly noticeable _____ tint.

limbo

If the talent is in front of a totally black or white or completely indistinct background, _____ lighting technique is being used.

instrument

In the television production industry, a lighting fixture is called a(n) _____.

fill

The _____ light is placed opposite the key light and softens the dark shadows created by the primary source of light.

back

The ______ light serves to separate the talent from the background.

key

The primary source of light on an object is the _____ light.

rough hang

The process of placing instrument in their approximate locations on the grid is called a(n) _____.

raceway

The system of electrical cables and outlets in the ceiling for studio instruments is called the _____.

true

True or False? Limbo lighting creates a background that is a solid, indistinct color.

true

True or False? Most consumer and commercial fluorescent lamps produced light with a bluish or greenish tint.

false

True or False? One way to eliminate a light hit is to spray the reflective object with window cleaner.

true

True or False? Properly positioning a flag can prevent a light hit on the set.

lamps

What consumers call "lightbulbs" are called _____ by television production industry professionals.

freshly washed and dried hands

When installing incandescent lamps into instruments, which of the following should not be used to hold the lamp?

key light, fill light, back light

Which of the following includes all the instruments used in three-point lighting?

spotlight

Which of the following is a hard light?

diffusion

_____ material can be placed on the front of an instrument to both soften the light and reduce the lighting intensity.

bounce

When using the _____ lighting technique, an instrument is pointed at a photographic reflector, the ceiling, a wall, or the ground instead of directly at the subject of a shot.

false

True or False? A honeycomb is commonly used on spotlights.

grid

Lighting instruments are attached to a system of pipes on the studio ceiling called the _____.

LED lamp Fluorescent lamp LED lamp LED lamp Incandescent lamp Fluorescent lamp Incandescent lamp Incandescent lamp

Most expensive. - ? Warm but not hot to the touch when turned on. - ? Has a long life measured in years of use. - ? The most energy efficient. - ? Extremely hot when turned on. - ? Inexpensive. - ? Uses a great deal of energy. - ? Has a short life measured in tens of hours of use. - ?

barndoors

The fully movable metal flaps attached to the front of an instrument are called _____.

gel

To change the color of light emitted from an instrument, place a(n) _____ in the instrument.

true

True or False? A Fresnel is a hard lighting instrument.

true

True or False? A back light is pointed at the back of the talent.

false

True or False? Barndoors can be used to shape a light spread into virtually any shape imaginable.

true

True or False? Cameras need the color temperature of light to be 32 K.

false

True or False? Color temperature is a measure of the brightness of a particular lamp.

false

True or False? Fluorescent instruments and incandescent instruments should not be used at the same time on the same set.

false

True or False? Fluorescent lamps on a set are more likely to cause talent to squint.

false

True or False? Images recorded outside on a bright sunny day will have a yellowish tint.

false

True or False? It is all right to handle incandescent lamps with bare hands as long as the lamps are not hot.

false

True or False? Three-point lighting can cover more than one person or object in the lighting spread using only two key lights and one back light.

false

True or False? To the human eye, the brightness level of a 500W incandescent lamp will appear the same as a 500W fluorescent lamp.

true

True or False? When adjusting individual instruments on the set, the lighting designer turns off all the instruments except the one being adjusted.

false

True or False? When shooting an interview in the field, using the camera light will produce the most attractive image possible of the talent.

true

True or False? Work gloves should be worn when adjusting incandescent instruments.

all of the above

Using _____ allows light to be manipulated into any imaginable shape.