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TV 2 State Prep

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Effective news gathering includes identifying which of the following for your story:

a)

Who

b)

What

c)

Where

d)

When

e)

Why

2.

The process of confirming that information you are reporting is accurate is called

a)

fact checking

b)

newsworthiness

c)

hard news

d)

soft news

3.

Telling your viewers where your information is coming from (who you are quoting, etc) is called

a)

attribution

b)

fact checking

c)

hard news

d)

soft news

4.

A news story that covers something that happened this morning is more likely to make it on the broadcast than something that happened yesterday or last week. This is known as

a)

timeliness

b)

attribution

c)

soft news

d)

relevance

5.

Something that happens closer to home is more newsworthy.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Which of the following would be considered most newsworthy?

a)

A student completing homework

b)

Sporting events of a school in Montana

c)

A teacher winning teacher of the year

d)

Information about last week's cafeteria menu

7.

Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?

a)

An explosion triggered the avalanche.

b)

The avalanche was caused by an explosion.

8.

Which of the following sentences is written in active voice?

a)

The suspect was booked into jail.

b)

Police booked the subject into the jail.

9.

Television scripts should be written in the ___________ voice.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

c)

Agressive

d)

Neutral

10.

When writing for television, sentences should be structured in which order?

a)

Subject - Verb - Object

b)

Verb - Subject - Object

c)

Object - Verb - Subject

11.

Which of the following are the 4 C's of TV writing?

a)

Conciseness

b)

Clarity

c)

Correctness

d)

Color

e)

Causation

12.

Which kinds of questions do you want to ask in an interview for the best responses?

a)

Open ended

b)

Close ended

c)

Embarrassing

d)

Personal

13.

How do you avoid fragmented sound bites in your interviews?

a)

Have the subject restate the question in their answer

b)

Have the subject script out their responses before the interview

c)

Make sure the subject is talking as concisely as possible

d)

Fact check everything the subject says in their interview

14.

What should you be doing while your subject is answering your interview question?

a)

Taking notes

b)

Listening

c)

Thinking of your next question

d)

Talking to your camera operator

15.

What are the three keys to effective interviews?

a)

Ask open-ended questions

b)

Have the subject restate the question in their answer

c)

Listen actively to the subject's answers

d)

Ask only the questions you planned on asking

16.

When you begin an interview, you should ask your subject to say and spell:

a)

Their name and position

b)

The ABC's

c)

The hardest word you can think of

d)

Any word they want

17.

When planning a production, which two of the answers below should you consider?

a)

Purpose

b)

Audience

c)

Comedy

d)

Plot

e)

Length

18.

Your group meets before you begin planning your production. This is called:

a)

Pre-production meeting

b)

Cast and Crew Call Time

c)

Pitch meeting

d)

Catch-up time

19.

Which of these takes place during pre-production meetings:

a)

Filming a project

b)

Editing a rough cut

c)

Writing a script

d)

Creating a rundown

20.

An item-by-item sequence of events that will happen within a given production

a)

Rundown

b)

Script

c)

Storyboard

d)

Shotlist

21.

What camera operation ensures accurate color when filming?

a)

White Balance

b)

Focus

c)

Iris

d)

Green Box Mode

22.
What part controls how much light enters the camera?
a)
Iris/Aperture
b)
Focus
c)
Iso/Gain
d)
Lens Hood
23.
Identify the 2nd brightest light source in a 3 point lighting setup (this light's job is to brighten the shadows)
a)
Key Light
b)
Fill Light
c)
Back Light
d)
Spot Light
24.
What is a good rule of thumb when dealing with copyright?
a)
If you don't have permission, don't use it.
b)
If you don't have permission, doesn't matter.
c)
You can use whatever you want.
d)
If you don't have permission then its ok
25.
Which of the following organizations helps continue student learning, outside the classroom?
a)
Skills USA
b)
Utah High School Film Festival
c)
Broadcast Awards
d)
TSA
26.
What is one appropriate use for Lavaliere Mic? 
a)
Interview
b)
Street Interview
c)
Film Scene
d)
Music Video
27.
What is the appropriate use for a Handheld Mic?
a)
Interview
b)
Street Interview
c)
Film Scene
d)
Music Video
28.
What is an appropriate use for a Shotgun/Boom Mic?
a)
Interview
b)
Street Interview
c)
Film Scene
d)
Music Video
29.

What are these?

a)

light panels

b)

light flaps

c)

barn doors

d)

directors

30.

What lighting tool is displayed?

a)

color filters

b)

gels

c)

RGB panels

d)

light painting

31.

What broadcast tool is this?

a)

production switcher

b)

broadcaster

c)

multi-camera producer

d)

technical director

32.

The green lit button represents what?

a)

live selection

b)

program selection

c)

I don't know

d)

preview selection

33.

The red lit button above the green is what?

a)

multiview

b)

program selection

c)

mask creator

d)

preview selection

34.

What does the handle in the circle do?

a)

jump to hyperspace

b)

adjust opacity

c)

adjust volume

d)

fader

35.

What is this production tool?

a)

audio digitizer

b)

audio mixer

c)

audio deck

d)

sound board

36.

The floor director is in charge of what?

a)

use visual cues to direct the choir

b)

use visual cues to keep the pacing of the teleprompter

c)

Use visual cues to direct talent to right camera

d)

use visual cues to signal story beats

37.

What is the correct db setting for dialogue?

a)

-18 to -24 db

b)

-6 to -12 db

c)

-30 to -36 db

d)

0 to -6 db

38.

What is the correct db setting for music?

a)

-18 to -24 db

b)

-6 to -12 db

c)

-24 to -30 db

d)

0 to -6 db

39.

What is the correct db setting for SFX?

a)

-18 to -24 db

b)

-6 to -12 db

c)

-24 to -30 db

d)

-12 to -18 db

40.

What do you use to soften the light?

a)

your hand

b)

diffuser

c)

barn doors

d)

reflectors

41.

Which of the following control depth of field?

a)

Shutter speed

b)

Aperture

c)

Zoom

d)

Distance from subject

e)

ISO

42.

Shutter speed primarily affects which visual effect?

a)

Motion blur

b)

depth of field

c)

noise/grain

d)

slow motion

43.

Aperture primarily affects which effect?

a)

Motion blur

b)

depth of field

c)

noise/grain

d)

slow motion

44.

ISO or Gain primarily affects which effect?

a)

Motion blur

b)

depth of field

c)

noise/grain

d)

slow motion

45.

Frame Rate primarily effects which effect?

a)

Motion blur

b)

depth of field

c)

noise/grain

d)

slow motion

46.

Indoor Color Temperature

a)

3200K

b)

5600K

47.

Outdoor Color Temperature

a)

3200K

b)

5600K

48.

Which camera setting allows you to control what your camera is focusing on by rotating a ring on the lens?

a)

manual focus

b)

continuous autofocus

c)

auto exposure

d)

manual zoom

49.

Shifting focus from one subject to another while filming is called

a)

rack focus

b)

autofocus

c)

hard focus

d)

soft focus

50.

What type of filter would cut the amount of light coming into your camera, allowing you to shoot at the aperture you want?

a)

ND (neutral density) filter

b)

Polarizing filter

c)

Day for Night filter

d)

Kodak filter

51.

Which camera support is pictured?

a)

Stabilizer

b)

Slider

c)

Drone

d)

Jib

52.

Which camera support is pictured?

a)

Stabilizer

b)

Slider

c)

Drone

d)

Jib

53.

What is the difference between a crane and a jib?

a)

Nothing - they are exactly the same

b)

Jib has the camera operator on the ground

c)

Crane has the camera operator on the ground

54.

What is the 180 degree rule?

a)

Once you begin filming on one side of the action, you must keep your camera on that side.

b)

You should attempt to film a scene from every angle around the subject.

c)

The max temperature a camera can be in is 180 degrees.

d)

180 degrees Kelvin is the ideal color temperature for filming indoors.

55.

When you are framing a sit-down interview, you should have the subject look...

a)

Directly at the camera

b)

Slightly off screen towards the interviewer

c)

Wherever they feel most comfortable

56.

In a street interview, we should not be able to see which of the following:

a)

The microphone

b)

The reporter

c)

The scenery

d)

The interviewee

57.
The audio levels in this picture are:
a)
Perfect
b)
Clipping
c)
Quiet
d)
Optimal
58.

When mixing audio, dialogue should be balanced to:

a)

-6 dB

b)

-12 dB

c)

-18 dB

d)

0 dB

59.

When mixing audio, sound effects should be balanced to:

a)

-6 dB

b)

-12 dB

c)

-18 dB

d)

0 dB

60.

When mixing audio, background music should be balanced to:

a)

-6 dB

b)

-12 dB

c)

-18 dB

d)

0 dB

61.

What do you call the frame that defines the starting and ending points of any smooth transition/movement?

a)

Bezier frame

b)

Keyframe

c)

Animation frame

d)

Speed ramp