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The Depth-of-Field Quiz for Camera Assistants

The Depth of Field Test at The Black and Blue
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This test is divided into two parts.

The first part tests your knowledge of the basic principles of depth-of-field while the second part tests your ability to accurately guess the amount of depth-of-field with a real-world situation.

Best of luck!

Basic Principles

  • 1. Which camera or lens setting has no effect on depth-of-field?
  • 2. When a point in the subject or scene registers also as a point on film or video, it is referred to as being __________.
  • 3. True or false: the size of the finished film or video image (projected, TV, Internet) has an effect on acceptable focus?
  • 4. What is the approximate ratio of depth-of-field in front of and behind a subject you are focused on?
  • 5. What is the closest distance at which the far limit of depth-of-field extends to infinity called?
  • 6. Stopping down the lens __________ depth-of-field.
  • 7. Opening up the iris of a lens __________ depth-of-field.
  • 8. Getting closer to the subject you're focusing on __________ depth-of-field.
  • 9. Adding a filter in front of the lens without adjusting the exposure __________ depth-of-field.
  • 10. Using a 35mm film camera as opposed to a 16mm film camera for the exact same shot would cause depth-of-field to __________.

Guess the Depth-of-Field

In this section, you are given a situation and must guess the depth-of-field you have. You may assume that the camera is shooting 24 frames-per-second with a 180-degree shutter.

  • 11. How much depth-of-field do you have with the settings below?
  • ARRI 435 Camera, 50mm Lens, F-stop 2.8, Subject at 6 feet
  • 12. How much depth-of-field do you have with the settings below?
  • Canon 7D, 28mm Lens, f-stop 5.6, Subject at 10 feet
  • 13. How much depth-of-field do you have with the settings below?
  • ARRIFLEX SR3, 16mm film, 100mm lens, f-stop 4.0, subject at 25 feet
  • 14. How much depth-of-field do you have with the settings below?
  • RED One camera, 4K Resolution, 85mm Lens, f-stop 2.8-4 split, subject at 12 feet
  • 15. How much depth-of-field do you have with the settings below?
  • RED Epic Camera, 18mm lens, f-stop 8, subject at 50 feet
  • 16. How much depth-of-field do you have with the settings below?
  • ARRI Alexa, 35mm lens, f-stop 1.4, subject at 8 feet
  • 17. How much depth-of-field do you have with the settings below?
  • Canon C300, 70mm lens, f-stop 11.0, subject at 42 feet
  • 18. How much depth-of-field do you have with the settings below?
  • RED Epic, 2K Resolution, 25mm lens, f-stop 2.8, subject at 20 feet
  • 19. How much depth-of-field do you have with the settings below?
  • Two-thirds broadcast camera, 35mm lens, f-stop 4.0, subject at 15 feet
  • 20. How much depth-of-field do you have with the settings below?
  • ARRI 435, 35mm film, 200mm lens, f-stop 5.6, subject at 100 feet
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