Cla Practice Exam - 2011 - Lighting

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1.

What Is Light?
- A.
  
  Electromagnetic Radiation or Photons
- B.
  
  UV Rays
- C.
  
  A Bulb
- D.
  
  A Dinosaur
2.

How Is Light Shown?
- A.
  
  Wave Form + Ray
- B.
  
  At A Club
- C.
  
  By Looking At The Sun
3.

Frequency & Amplitude Are The 2 Things that a light wave shows
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

What measurement is visible light? "1 billionth of a _____"
5.

What do Black surfaces do when a light hits it? "It _____ L___" BLACK:
6.

What do White surfaces do when a light hits it? "It _____ L____ "
7.

How is light measured? In Degress With the ____ scale
8.

What is the Kelvin scale based on? HEATING UP OF AN “IDEAL BLACK BODY __________ ” WHICH CHANGES COLOUR TEMPERATURE AS IT HEATS UP. (ANSWER IS UPPERCASE)
9.

The Fresnal light does what?
- A.
  
  More spot and flood positioning
- B.
  
  Dosnt spot and only floods
- C.
  
  Has to have a scrim on it at all times
10.

The Open Face Light does what?
- A.
  
  Makes light brighter than the sun
- B.
  
  Dosnt use a RCD
- C.
  
  Have to use it inside only
- D.
  
  Less spot and flood positioning than Fresnel
11.

Name one manufacturer of portable lights?
- A.
  
  BARRI
- B.
  
  ARRI
- C.
  
  ARRIFLEX
- D.
  
  PANAVISION
12.

Name Three light stands used in the industry?
- A.
  
  KID
- B.
  
  BABY
- C.
  
  JUNIOR
- D.
  
  WOMAN
- E.
  
  C-STAND
- F.
  
  HANDSTAND
- G.
  
  MANSTAND
13.

What are the colour temperature values for the following? Standard Candle Answer like this "____" no K or ° needed in answer just the number
14.

What are the colour temperature values for the following? Household lamp Answer like this "____" no K or ° needed in answer just the number
15.

What are the colour temperature values for the following? Tungsten Lamp Answer like this "____" no K or ° needed in answer just the number
16.

What are the colour temperature values for the following? Tungsten-Halogen Lamp Answer like this "____" no K or ° needed in answer just the number
17.

What are the colour temperature values for the following? Flash Bulb Answer like this "____" no K or ° needed in answer just the number
18.

What are the colour temperature values for the following? Carbon Arc Light Answer like this "____" no K or ° needed in answer just the number
19.

What are the colour temperature values for the following? Midday Sun Answer like this "____" no K or ° needed in answer just the number
20.

What is the colour temperature for Outdoors? Answer like this "____" no K or ° needed in answer just the number
21.

What is the colour temperature for Indoors? Answer like this "____" no K or ° needed in answer just the number
22.

What are the positions called in a typical three light setup?
- A.
  
  YELLOW
- B.
  
  KEY
- C.
  
  FRONT
- D.
  
  REAR
- E.
  
  FILL
- F.
  
  BACK
- G.
  
  END
23.

What happens to the light when you add Diffusion? IT LESSONS THE LIGHT _______
24.

What are the two types of lights we use?
- A.
  
  HMI
- B.
  
  FRESNAL
- C.
  
  SLIDE PROJECTION LIGHT
- D.
  
  OPEN FACE
25.

What are their uses?
- A.
  
  FRESNAL - More spot and flood positioning, and creates an even beam of light
- B.
  
  FRESNAL - For those hard to reach places and perfect for underwater lighting
- C.
  
  FRESNAL - Less Spot , and creates an uneven beam of light
- D.
  
  OPEN FACE - Makes all edges of a subject halo and thats it
- E.
  
  OPEN FACE - Less spot and flood positioning than Fresnel, and creates a centre hotspot falloff around edges
- F.
  
  OPEN FACE - Creates an even beam of light and is perfect for spotting
26.

A 2Kilo Watt Fresnel is also avaliable?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
27.

How do you set up a C-STAND first?
- A.
  
  RIGHTY TIGHTY LEFTY LOOSEY
- B.
  
  PLACE LARGE LEG UNDER THE WEIGHT
- C.
  
  SET C-STAND ARM RIGHT SIDE UP
28.

How do you set up a C-STAND second?
- A.
  
  SET C-STAND ARM RIGHT SIDE UP & RIGHTY TIGHTY LEFTY LOOSEY
- B.
  
  PLACE LARGE LEG UNDER THE WEIGHT
- C.
  
  BE AWARE PROTRUDING ARM IS NOT AT EYE LEVEL
29.

Name the Lighting Spectrum for ROY.G.BIV
- A.
  
  "Rain,Opal,YAZE,Gun,BEAN,Indigo,Violet"
- B.
  
  “RED,Orange,Yellow.GREEN.BLUE,indigo,violet”
- C.
  
  "ORANGE,red,GREEN,Blue"
30.

Name the Lighting Spectrum for PRINCIPLE
- A.
  
  RED, GREEN, BLUE
- B.
  
  GREEN, RED, BLUE
- C.
  
  BLUE, RED , GREEN
- D.
  
  GREEN, BLUE , RED
31.

What is Additive colour mixing?
- A.
  
  When Red, Green and Blue is used together to create White
- B.
  
  If you mix two primary colors together, you create what is called a secondary color
- C.
  
  Black and white can also not be made by mixing together other colors, but as they aren't used in color mixing to create colors
32.

What does CRI stand for?
- A.
  
  Colour Reversal Intermediate
- B.
  
  China Radio International
- C.
  
  Colour Rendering Index
- D.
  
  Composers Recordings, Inc.
- E.
  
  Centre Relais Innovation
- F.
  
  Congressional Record Index
- G.
  
  Criterion Referenced Instruction
33.

What is the position called in a typical three light setup for a KEY light? FOR THE KEY LIGHT!
- A.
  
  MAIN SOURCE OF LIGHT
- B.
  
  BACKLIGHT
- C.
  
  USED FOR FAR LIGHT
- D.
  
  SEPARATES THE SUBJECT FROM THE BACKGROUND
34.

What is the position called in a typical three light setup for a FILL light? FOR THE FILL LIGHT!
- A.
  
  TO REMOVE ALL CONTRAST FROM THE BACK LIGHT
- B.
  
  TO CONTROL THE CONTAST CREATED BY THE FILL LIGHT ITSELF
- C.
  
  TO CONTROLL THE CONTRAST CREATED BY THE KEY
35.

What is the position called in a typical three light setup for a BACK light? FOR THE BACK LIGHT!
- A.
  
  SEPERATES ALL THE CONTRAST FROM EVERYTHING
- B.
  
  SEPERATES THE SUBJECT FROM THE BACKGROUND
36.

What does hard light give?
- A.
  
  FULL ON SHADOWS
- B.
  
  REMOVES ALL LIGHT
- C.
  
  DEFINED SHADOWS, HARSHER LIGHT, LIGHT IS MORE CONTROLABLE
37.

Select the objectives lighting is used for? (SELECT WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT)
- A.
  
  VISIBILITY
- B.
  
  SETS THE TABLE
- C.
  
  MOOD SWINGS
- D.
  
  SETS THE SOUND
- E.
  
  MOOD
- F.
  
  LIGHTING TREES
- G.
  
  REVEALS CHARACTER
- H.
  
  VISIBILITY ON THE ROAD
- I.
  
  SETS THE SCENE
38.

MOOD Is a Lighting Objective?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
39.

WHAT does DEPTH DO IN A LIGHTING OBJECTIVE?
- A.
  
  CREATES THE FOREGROUND
- B.
  
  CREATES THE SCENE
- C.
  
  CREATES THE BACKGROUND
- D.
  
  CREATES THE SUBJECT
40.

WHAT DOES RCD STAND FOR?
- A.
  
  Royal Canadian Dragoons
- B.
  
  Radar Correlated Display
- C.
  
  Residual Current Device
- D.
  
  Research Centers Directory
41.

How do you calculate the Electrical Load?
- A.
  
  AMPS (amount of current) x VOLTS (force driving the current) = WATTS (power)
- B.
  
  VOLTS (force driving the current) x AMPS (amount of current) x = WATTS (power)
- C.
  
  AMPS (amount of current) x WATTS (power) = VOLTS
42.

What is the amperage of a NZ household circuit?
- A.
  
  30 Amps
- B.
  
  20 Amps
- C.
  
  15 Amps
- D.
  
  40 Amps
43.

Power cords connected to the Circuit are only rated to 10 Amps
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
44.

10 Amps x 240 Volts = 3,400 Watts
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
45.

What should you do when replacing a light bulb?
- A.
  
  Always leave it on and plug the light in the whole time
- B.
  
  Put the light bulb in water before replacing
- C.
  
  Always turn off and unplug the light before changing the bulb
46.

What are the four controls when a light is setup on a stand?
- A.
  
  FRONTDOORS
- B.
  
  BARNDOORS
- C.
  
  PAN
- D.
  
  LEVEL
- E.
  
  TILT
- F.
  
  SPOT + FLOOD
- G.
  
  FLOOD + LEVEL

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