McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor Multimedia Communication (BMMC) , Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia (BA Multimedia) .
| 1. |
The life of Eskimos is pictured by Robert Flaherty in his classical documentary …… |
| A. | man of aran |
| B. | nanook of the north |
| C. | nanook of the south |
| D. | man of arabia |
| Answer» D. man of arabia | |
| 2. |
Jib arm is a/an………………………. |
| A. | arm of the camera |
| B. | transition device in video film editing |
| C. | device on which camera lense is mounted for flexible movement |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. device on which camera lense is mounted for flexible movement | |
| 3. |
Which among the following is a mismatch? |
| A. | andre bazin – what is cinema |
| B. | eisenstein – film form |
| C. | adoor gopalakrishnan – sculpting time |
| D. | gerald mast – a short |
| Answer» C. adoor gopalakrishnan – sculpting time | |
| 4. |
Who directed Drishyam? |
| A. | salim ahamed |
| B. | sunny joseph |
| C. | sohan roy |
| D. | jithu joseph |
| Answer» D. jithu joseph | |
| 5. |
During the evolutionary period of cinema Eadweard Muybridge experimented the shooting of ………………………… |
| A. | a fireman extinguishing fire |
| B. | workers leaving a factory |
| C. | the sneeze of a lab assistant |
| D. | the galloping of a horse |
| Answer» D. the galloping of a horse | |
| 6. |
Father of African Cinema |
| A. | auguste lumiere |
| B. | thomas alva edison |
| C. | edwin s. porter |
| D. | osmane sembene |
| Answer» D. osmane sembene | |
| 7. |
Edison is considered the father of movie studio. His studio was known as …………. |
| A. | edison parlour |
| B. | film strip parlour |
| C. | black maria |
| D. | black edison |
| Answer» C. black maria | |
| 8. |
“2001 A Space Odyssey” is directed by…………………………. |
| A. | steven spielberg |
| B. | stanley kubrick |
| C. | francis ford cappola |
| D. | emile cohl |
| Answer» B. stanley kubrick | |
| 9. |
Satyajit Ray’s Apu trilogy consists of Pather panchali, Aparajito and ………………. |
| A. | mahanagar |
| B. | apursansar |
| C. | devi |
| D. | kanchanjungha |
| Answer» B. apursansar | |
| 10. |
The first Malayalam Feature film “Vigathakumaran” was shown to the public at the Capitol theatre in Thiruvananthapuram on 7 November .......................... |
| A. | 1928 |
| B. | 1926 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1931 |
| Answer» A. 1928 | |
| 11. |
The first shot is a man looking up. The second shot is a low angle shot of a high rise apartment. The second shot is a .................shot |
| A. | long shot |
| B. | mid – shot |
| C. | extreme long shot |
| D. | point - of – view |
| Answer» D. point - of – view | |
| 12. |
Which is Walt Disney’s first feature film? |
| A. | snow white and seven dwarfs |
| B. | the three little pigs |
| C. | fantasia |
| D. | trouble in paradise |
| Answer» A. snow white and seven dwarfs | |
| 13. |
The second Malayalam feature film “Marthanda Varma”, produced by Sundar Raj was directed by |
| A. | k. gopinath |
| B. | j.c. daniel |
| C. | v. v. rao |
| D. | johnson |
| Answer» C. v. v. rao | |
| 14. |
A colored lens or paper that is placed in between the light source and the subject to either darken or lighten a particular colour is a………. |
| A. | filter |
| B. | transparency |
| C. | barn door |
| D. | aperture |
| Answer» A. filter | |
| 15. |
Generation loss is the most minimal in |
| A. | nonlinear editing |
| B. | transferring |
| C. | linear editing |
| D. | assemble editing |
| Answer» A. nonlinear editing | |
| 16. |
Take is a version of a……….. |
| A. | shot |
| B. | scene |
| C. | sequence |
| D. | mise-en scene |
| Answer» A. shot | |
| 17. |
The light source that casts sharp, well define shadows is called ………… |
| A. | key light |
| B. | fill light |
| C. | set light |
| D. | hard light |
| Answer» D. hard light | |
| 18. |
MFD stands for ________________ |
| A. | minimum focusing distance |
| B. | maximum focusing |
| C. | distance minimum focusing direction |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. minimum focusing distance | |
| 19. |
A camera mounting that straps the camera to the body of the operator to keep the recorded image reasonably steady is known as …………. |
| A. | steadicam |
| B. | sturdycam |
| C. | studycam |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. steadicam | |
| 20. |
story board |
| A. | illustrations in sequence |
| B. | story about released film |
| C. | advertorial |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. illustrations in sequence | |
| 21. |
Aspect ratio |
| A. | ratio of width and height |
| B. | ratio of width and depth |
| C. | ratio of width and diagonal |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. ratio of width and height | |
| 22. |
Continuity |
| A. | a report of shooting details |
| B. | continuous frames |
| C. | continuous shots |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. a report of shooting details | |
| 23. |
Rule of thirds |
| A. | rule of composition |
| B. | rule of camera fixing |
| C. | rule of editing |
| D. | rule of art direction |
| Answer» A. rule of composition | |
| 24. |
Director |
| A. | head of an institution |
| B. | person converting a script into a movie. |
| C. | set designer |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. person converting a script into a movie. | |
| 25. |
Feature Film |
| A. | any film at least one hour long that people pay to see |
| B. | documentary |
| C. | advertorial |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. any film at least one hour long that people pay to see | |
| 26. |
Intercutting |
| A. | at a point, two scenes will be shown a few moments each, back and forth |
| B. | cut between shots |
| C. | clapping |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. at a point, two scenes will be shown a few moments each, back and forth | |
| 27. |
Iris Out |
| A. | transition from one to another frame |
| B. | a black circle closes to end a scene |
| C. | fade in |
| D. | fade out |
| Answer» A. transition from one to another frame | |
| 28. |
Montage |
| A. | a series of images showing a theme |
| B. | historic scene |
| C. | insert frame |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. a series of images showing a theme | |
| 29. |
POV |
| A. | point of view |
| B. | picture of vision |
| C. | photographs of visual |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. point of view | |
| 30. |
REVERSE ANGLE |
| A. | reveal things for comic or dramatic effect |
| B. | reverse shot |
| C. | shot from back ground |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. reveal things for comic or dramatic effect | |
| 31. |
Shooting Script |
| A. | final draft used on set by the production people |
| B. | script prepared during shooting |
| C. | a review of script |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. final draft used on set by the production people | |
| 32. |
Screenplay |
| A. | a specific script |
| B. | play back |
| C. | one line script |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. a specific script | |
| 33. |
Tracking Shot |
| A. | a camera following a person or an object |
| B. | track for camera movement |
| C. | dolly shot |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. a camera following a person or an object | |
| 34. |
Transition |
| A. | these describe the style in which one scene becomes the next |
| B. | transmission |
| C. | broadcast |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. these describe the style in which one scene becomes the next | |
| 35. |
Console |
| A. | key board for input |
| B. | consolidation of audio |
| C. | microphone |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. key board for input | |
| 36. |
Nonlinear Editing |
| A. | nondestructive editing |
| B. | analogue editing |
| C. | non interactive editing |
| D. | moviola editing |
| Answer» A. nondestructive editing | |
| 37. |
Type of Audio visual media |
| A. | web casting |
| B. | still photo |
| C. | print media |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. web casting | |
| 38. |
Audio channel |
| A. | a pathway through an audio device |
| B. | a channel dedicated for audio |
| C. | channel music |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. a pathway through an audio device | |
| 39. |
DAT |
| A. | digital audio tape |
| B. | data card |
| C. | memory card |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. digital audio tape | |
| 40. |
Key frame |
| A. | points between transition |
| B. | in between frame |
| C. | title frame |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. points between transition | |
| 41. |
Analog recording |
| A. | stored as a physical texture in recorder |
| B. | stored in digital audio tape |
| C. | stored in non linear editor |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. stored as a physical texture in recorder | |
| 42. |
Audio file formats |
| A. | mpeg-3 |
| B. | tiff |
| C. | jpeg |
| D. | gif |
| Answer» A. mpeg-3 | |
| 43. |
Copy right |
| A. | ipr |
| B. | cr |
| C. | ar |
| D. | dr |
| Answer» A. ipr | |
| 44. |
Digital Editing |
| A. | final cut pro |
| B. | high band |
| C. | moviola |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. final cut pro | |
| 45. |
Digital sound |
| A. | encoding audio signal in digital |
| B. | stereo system |
| C. | analogue system |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. encoding audio signal in digital | |
| 46. |
DAB |
| A. | digital audio broadcasting |
| B. | digital audio book |
| C. | decibel |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. digital audio broadcasting | |
| 47. |
FM radio |
| A. | frequency modulation |
| B. | frequent media |
| C. | frequency meter |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. frequency modulation | |
| 48. |
Soap Opera |
| A. | serial drama, on television |
| B. | russian opera |
| C. | italian opera |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. serial drama, on television | |
| 49. |
Camera angles, continuity, cutting, close-ups and ……………………are the five C’s of cinematography. |
| A. | Compulsion |
| B. | calculation |
| C. | co-operation |
| D. | composition |
| Answer» D. composition | |
| 50. |
Film strip normally runs at a speed of ……………………per second |
| A. | 24 frames |
| B. | 25 frames |
| C. | 30 frames |
| D. | 16 frames |
| Answer» A. 24 frames | |
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