R093 Revision Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a job role specific to the media industry?

• Graphic Designer

• Copyrighter

• Production Manager

• Copy writer

Answer explanation

Copywriters are people who write 'copy', an old fashioned word for 'text content'.

Copyrighter isn't really a job. But beware of confusing the two just because you've talked about copyright law a lot in iMedia. It's a law, not a job.

So... copywriters are people who write 'copy', an old fashioned word for 'text content'.

Select the least useful statement

• Informal language can be used to reach an audience in a friendly style

• Formal language is best suited to official content or content that is considered "serious"

• Colloquial terms mean you should use slang terms for things if you want your message to sound 'modern'.

Answer explanation

Colloquial does refer to slang words, but this is covered better by explaining the difference between formal/informal as 'informal' includes tone, length and complexity as well as word choice (which is what colloquial would be)

Audience Segmentation - one of these is irrelevant. Which?

• Age

• Income

• Location

• Interests

• Copyright

Answer explanation

Copyright is irrelevant to this. All the others are ways of splitting your audience into smaller groups - rich/poor, northern/southern, fan/casual, old/young etc

What does the term "media codes" refer to?

• Passcodes for accessing media devices/servers

• Legal regulations for media broadcasting

• Symbols and technical systems used in media

• The difference between what TV presenters say and what they secretly mean

Answer explanation

Make sure you revise Media Codes, there are quite a few little bits they could ask you about.

What is "mise-en-scene"?

• A type of camera lens

• A film editing technique

• The arrangement of everything that appears in the framing

• A special effect in animation

Answer explanation

Food Tech students might have heard of mise-en-place, which is where you have all your ingredients prepped and in position.

So just remember mise means having everything sorted, whether it's mise-en-scene or mise-en-place.

Mise-en-revise for this exam!

One of these typography statements is false. Which?

• Serifs are ornamental, extended ends/corners to letters

• Sans-serif fonts are often clearer and easier to read so work better for blocks of text

• Serif fonts look more 'traditional' while sans-serif fonts are often used to look more 'clean' and 'modern'

• Font style can't affect how readable text is, it's just a style choice.

Answer explanation

Sans serif fonts are generally considered to be more appropriate for readers with dyslexia.

Workplan Components - identify the wrong answer here.

• Activities & Tasks

• Project milestones

• Contingency Time

• Financial Constraints

• Timescales

Answer explanation

While we might have 'agreeing the budget' as an activity, there's nowhere to put a financial constraint on a Gantt chart.

If you just asked what a Gantt chart is, revise it!

Health and Safety in the Media Industry is important. Identify the wrong statement.

• A location recce is a good idea to identify any potential hazards

• It applies to production crew as well as presenters, actors etc.

• It protects individuals involved from potential hazards

• It doesn't include manual labour such as heavy equipment because it's media-related

• Even things like chair height, screen setup, posture and lighting matter

Answer explanation

It definitely does still include manual labour - lots of media filming equipment, props etc are very heavy and have to be transported, and you have to keep all of your production crew safe, even the ones carrying heavy things.

It's not all sipping lattés and shouting "ACTION!"

One of these is correct. Which?

• Websites, podcasts, Blogs and Vlogs are both traditional AND new media

• BBC and Disney are two examples of companies stuck in traditional media

• New media often involves interactivity such as user engagement like comments, reviews and likes/shares

• Smartphones have made it harder to access traditional media

• Most people will tend to choose one type of media

Answer explanation

Most of those statements are nonsense if you read them carefully.

Which of the following is a distribution platform for media?

• A physical library

• A television broadcast

• A public speech

• All of the above

Answer explanation

"All of the above" because a distribution platform is any 'way of delivering' media to people. That could be printing a newspaper, broadcasting on TV, uploading a video to YouTube, selling a game on the App Store, whatever.

A platform is a 'way' and distributing is 'giving something out'