Film History 13 Home Video

In what year was 8mm film invented?

• mid 1930s

• mid 1940s

• mid 1950s

• mid 1960s

• mid 1920s

In what year was Betamax home video tape introduced?

• 1925

• 1938

• 1955

• 1965

• 1975

Which below refers to an illusion of movement that arises when stationary objects—light bulbs, for example—are placed side by side and illuminated rapidly one after another. The effect is frequently used on theatre marquees to give the impression of moving lights. This is also the effect of a video camera capturing 30 frames per second but to our eyes it appears as a continuous moving picture.

• Apple Pie Phenomenon

• Pi Phenomenon

• Phi Phenomenon

• Pye Phenomenon

• Rapid Eye Phenomenon

VHS is an acronym for a home video system. What does VHS mean?

• Video Hue Saturation

• Video Home System

• Video Home Structure

• Video Home Scene

Read the image. Which video format does this describe?

• BETA

• VHS

Which home video technology eventually led to the production of CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays?

• VHS

• Beta

• 8mm film

• LaserDisc

• Digital Tape

Standard definition TV has how many horizontal lines per image?

• 480

• 720

• 1080

• 2160

HD TV has how many horizontal lines per image?

• 480

• 720

• 1080

• 2160

UHD TV has how many horizontal lines per image?

• 480

• 720

• 1080

• 2160

In three words spell the meaning of the acronym UHD. Use all lower case letters with a space between each word.

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