Radio Package Quiz

A package in its written form is known as...

• A script

• A bulletin

• A report

How would you obtain vox pops?

• By setting up an interview with an expert

• By going out into the street and asking members of the public the same question

• By hiring a well-known actor to record some voiceover for your package

Atmos means...

• Background sound

• A live report

• A lively-sounding package

What are links?

• Sound effects

• Extracts from recorded interviews

• Commentary between clips

What's the best way to add sound effects?

• Have them suddenly appear

• Fade them in and out when needed

• Have them running under the entire package

What are cues used for?

• To introduce a radio package

• They're used to hold studio microphones

• They're used to add atmosphere to a package

Which of these is a good unit of measurement when determining how long a package will be?

• One word per second

• Two words per second

• Three words per second

Before recording a script, you should...

• Rewrite it

• Read it aloud

• Record a jingle

What is the purpose of a sound bed?

• To provide a consistent audio background

• To serve as a transition between segments

• To highlight the main speaker's voice

How can you effectively use ambient sound in a package?

• By layering it under the main audio

• By making it the primary focus

• By using it only at the beginning