Quarter 3, Week 5: Radio Documentary Quiz

Which is a spoken-word radio format devoted to nonfiction narrative?

• feature story

• timeless story

• radio documentary

• film documentary

Credibility is important in documentaries.

• True

• False

Which documentary-style spurred on with the advancement of film technology, including portable cameras with mobile sound?

• classical cinema

• direct cinema

• documentary drama

Which documentary style is the most structured and traditional form of a documentary?

• classical cinema

• direct cinema

• documentary drama

Which documentary-style mixes the techniques of drama and the factual elements of the documentary?

• classical cinema

• direct cinema

• documentary drama

The amount of research a scriptwriter puts in is directly related to the ‘value’ of the film.

• True

• False

The best research is done when there is a genuine desire on the part of the scriptwriter to learn more about the subject of his documentary.

• True

• False

When digging deeper, which of these is aptly referring to the facts?

• the "top" of the issue

• the "heart "of the issue

• the "root" of the issue

• the "branches" of the issue

Which of these refers to the sound-track commentary that sometimes accompanies a visual image in a documentary?

• narration

• talking heads

• ambiance sound

• sound effects

Which of these refers to any sound that is not speech, music, or ambiance and is artificially injected into the soundtrack to enhance?

• narration

• talking heads

• ambiance sound

• sound effects