Audio Video - Delivering the Message

How are documentary films similar to fictional films?

• The film crew may be large or small, depending on the size of the production.

• Story arcs are present and feature rising and falling action, twists and reversals, and a climactic moment.

• There is an agreed upon shooting schedule.

• All of the above.

What is the regulatory agency that defines indecency laws for TV, radio broadcasting, and the Internet?

• Federal Freedom Commission

• Federal Communications Commission

• Regulatory Commission for Media

• Communications Decency Commission

What are the three main steps to developing an interesting documentary?

• Obtain funding, hire good actors, and screen at a film festival.

• Research topics that you know about, use metaphors, and create good storyboards.

• Use a film camera rather than a digital one, present multiple sides to the argument, and let the edit drive the narrative.

• Research media relevant to your topic, narrow your topic, and present multiple sides to the argument.

Three properties that make up the image of a video signal are:

• radiance, chrominance, and arc

• vibration, luminance, and hue

• hue, luminance, and chrominance

• hue, pixels, and radiance

What primary colors does video use?

• Yellow, blue, and red

• Red, blue, and green

• Magenta, cyan, and yellow

• None of the above

What item might be found in a spec sheet?

• Aspect ratio

• Resolution

• Frame rate

• All of the above

The cinema vérité style of documentary is a record of events taken with the actor speaking directly to the camera.

• True

• False

With the advent of smaller camcorders, phones, and mobile devices with built-in HD cameras, it is more difficult to become a ____________.

• policeman

• documentarian

• Bus rider

• drop out

If you interview subjects younger than age 18, you must have a _______ ___ ______ by a parent or legal guardian.

• recent picture made

• Scheduled intro meeting

• Signed Consent Form

• vessel filled with slime

An image with a lot of chrominance would be considered _______________.

• Chromed

• Colorized

• Saturated

• Exposed