Deck 5: Light

Question 1

Light has two main tasks in visual media. They are

A) color and beauty.
B) shutter speed and aperture.
C) aesthetic and technical.
D) underexposure and overexposure.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Illuminence is measured in

A) meters.
B) foot-candles.
C) kilowatts.
D) aperture.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

High key lighting is used for

A) nature photography.
B) studio sets on TV.
C) nighttime lighting.
D) senior pictures.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A kicker is

A) backlight replacement that might help give a glamorous look.
B) a member of the kickball team.
C) one of the components of three-point lighting.
D) none of the above.

Question 5

Three types of cones, receptors in the retina of our eye, respond primarily to

A) blue, yellow, and red light.
B) white light.
C) green, blue, and red light .
D) red, white, and green light.

Question 6

Dark objects reflect most of the light and absorb only a little.

Question 7

Underexposure and overexposure are always errors of miscalculation.

Question 8

Contrast, a comparison between bright and dark elements, is a concern because the human eye can only see a limited range of tones.

Question 9

All light starts out as direct light.

Question 10

Three-point lighting is made up of flat light, fill light, and backlight.

Question 11

Low key lighting, a situation where the key/fill ratio is very high, is dramatic and moody.

Question 12

Background light is a source of light aimed directly at the back of the subject and helps provide the illusion of depth.

Question 13

Visible light is energy with a range of wavelengths.

Question 14

Subtractive color mixing starts with white light.

Question 15

The wavelengths in the color spectrum include red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

Question 16

The color temperature of daylight ranges between 5400 and 5600K at all times.

Question 17

Artificial light is easier to work with than natural light because the color temperature is much warmer.

Question 18

The most common lighting instrument is the sun.

Question 19

LED lighting is useful for media production because it is high efficiency and has no heat production.

Question 20

Lighting directors do not like to use high-definition (HD) digital imaging because there are so many disadvantages with overexposed film.