Photography & Film Arts Quiz

1. What does 'aperture' control in photography?

1. ISO sensitivity
2. Shutter speed
3. The amount of light entering the camera through the lens opening, and depth of field
4. White balance

2. What is 'ISO' in photography?

1. The compression level of an image file
2. The focal length of the lens
3. The sensitivity of the camera sensor to light
4. The speed at which the shutter opens and closes

3. Who invented the daguerreotype, an early photographic process?

1. George Eastman
2. Henry Fox Talbot
3. Louis Daguerre
4. Nicéphore Niépce

4. What is 'depth of field' in photography?

1. The distance between subject and camera
2. The physical depth of the camera body
3. The range of distance in a photo that appears acceptably sharp
4. The zoom level of a photograph

5. What is the 'decisive moment' in photography, a concept associated with Henri Cartier-Bresson?

1. The exact exposure settings for a shot
2. The first shot taken at a scene
3. The moment when lighting conditions are perfect
4. The simultaneous recognition of the significance of an event and precise organisation of forms to express it

6. What is 'cinematography'?

1. The art of capturing motion picture images — camera work, lighting, and visual storytelling
2. The art of directing actors in a film
3. The process of editing a film
4. Writing the screenplay

7. What does 'RAW' mean in digital photography?

1. A black-and-white photograph
2. A low-resolution image format
3. A photograph taken without any camera settings
4. An uncompressed, unprocessed image file that preserves all data captured by the sensor

8. What is 'bokeh' in photography?

1. A Japanese photography technique
2. A type of lens distortion
3. The aesthetic quality of the blur in out-of-focus areas of an image
4. The sharpness of the main subject

9. Which photography genre documents people in their natural environment without their awareness or cooperation?

1. Documentary photography
2. Portrait photography
3. Reportage photography
4. Street photography

10. What is the 'exposure triangle' in photography?

1. A composition technique using triangular framing
2. The relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO that determines exposure
3. Three photographers working together
4. Three types of lighting used in studio photography

11. What is 'mise-en-scène' in filmmaking?

1. Everything that appears in the frame — sets, costumes, lighting, actor placement, and camera angle
2. Post-production visual effects
3. The editing process
4. The film's musical score

12. Who is considered the father of cinema for inventing the Cinématographe?

1. D.W. Griffith
2. Georges Méliès
3. The Lumière brothers
4. Thomas Edison

13. What is 'long exposure' photography?

1. Photographing in bright sunlight
2. Photography of distant subjects with a telephoto lens
3. Using a slow shutter speed to capture motion over an extended time
4. Using a very high ISO setting

14. What is 'colour grading' in film and photography?

1. Converting an image to black and white
2. Printing photos in colour
3. Setting white balance in-camera
4. The process of altering or enhancing the colour and mood of an image in post-production

15. What does 'aspect ratio' mean in photography and film?

1. The frame rate of a video
2. The megapixel count of a camera
3. The proportional relationship between the width and height of an image or screen
4. The resolution of a digital image

16. What is 'photojournalism'?

1. Photography for advertising campaigns
2. Photography for fashion magazines
3. Portraits of politicians and world leaders
4. Using photography to tell news stories and document current events

17. What is a 'prime lens' in photography?

1. A lens with a fixed focal length that cannot zoom
2. A lens with exceptional low-light capability
3. The first lens ever made for a camera system
4. The highest-quality lens a manufacturer makes

18. What is 'HDR' in photography?

1. A type of camera sensor technology
2. High Definition Resolution
3. High Detail Rendering
4. High Dynamic Range — a technique combining multiple exposures to capture detail in both highlights and shadows

19. Which famous American photographer is known for large-format black-and-white landscape photography of the American West?

1. Alfred Stieglitz
2. Ansel Adams
3. Dorothea Lange
4. Edward Weston

20. What is a 'storyboard' in filmmaking?

1. A mood board for the film's visual style
2. A production schedule
3. A sequence of illustrations or images representing the planned shots of a film
4. The written script with scene descriptions