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WorksheetsTV 2 State Prep
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 33mins
Effective news gathering includes identifying which of the following for your story:
Who
What
Where
When
Why
The process of confirming that information you are reporting is accurate is called
fact checking
newsworthiness
hard news
soft news
Telling your viewers where your information is coming from (who you are quoting, etc) is called
attribution
fact checking
hard news
soft news
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
timeliness
attribution
soft news
relevance
Something that happens closer to home is more newsworthy.
true
false
Which of the following would be considered most newsworthy?
A student completing homework
Sporting events of a school in Montana
A teacher winning teacher of the year
Information about last week's cafeteria menu
Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?
An explosion triggered the avalanche.
The avalanche was caused by an explosion.
Which of the following sentences is written in active voice?
The suspect was booked into jail.
Police booked the subject into the jail.
Television scripts should be written in the ___________ voice.
Active
Passive
Agressive
Neutral
When writing for television, sentences should be structured in which order?
Subject - Verb - Object
Verb - Subject - Object
Object - Verb - Subject
Which of the following are the 4 C's of TV writing?
Conciseness
Clarity
Correctness
Color
Causation
Which kinds of questions do you want to ask in an interview for the best responses?
Open ended
Close ended
Embarrassing
Personal
How do you avoid fragmented sound bites in your interviews?
Have the subject restate the question in their answer
Have the subject script out their responses before the interview
Make sure the subject is talking as concisely as possible
Fact check everything the subject says in their interview
What should you be doing while your subject is answering your interview question?
Taking notes
Listening
Thinking of your next question
Talking to your camera operator
What are the three keys to effective interviews?
Ask open-ended questions
Have the subject restate the question in their answer
Listen actively to the subject's answers
Ask only the questions you planned on asking
When you begin an interview, you should ask your subject to say and spell:
Their name and position
The ABC's
The hardest word you can think of
Any word they want
When planning a production, which two of the answers below should you consider?
Purpose
Audience
Comedy
Plot
Length
Your group meets before you begin planning your production. This is called:
Pre-production meeting
Cast and Crew Call Time
Pitch meeting
Catch-up time
Which of these takes place during pre-production meetings:
Filming a project
Editing a rough cut
Writing a script
Creating a rundown
An item-by-item sequence of events that will happen within a given production
Rundown
Script
Storyboard
Shotlist
What camera operation ensures accurate color when filming?
White Balance
Focus
Iris
Green Box Mode
What are these?
light panels
light flaps
barn doors
directors
What lighting tool is displayed?
color filters
gels
RGB panels
light painting
What broadcast tool is this?
production switcher
broadcaster
multi-camera producer
technical director
The green lit button represents what?
live selection
program selection
I don't know
preview selection
The red lit button above the green is what?
multiview
program selection
mask creator
preview selection
What does the handle in the circle do?
jump to hyperspace
adjust opacity
adjust volume
fader
What is this production tool?
audio digitizer
audio mixer
audio deck
sound board
The floor director is in charge of what?
use visual cues to direct the choir
use visual cues to keep the pacing of the teleprompter
Use visual cues to direct talent to right camera
use visual cues to signal story beats
What is the correct db setting for dialogue?
-18 to -24 db
-6 to -12 db
-30 to -36 db
0 to -6 db
What is the correct db setting for music?
-18 to -24 db
-6 to -12 db
-24 to -30 db
0 to -6 db
What is the correct db setting for SFX?
-18 to -24 db
-6 to -12 db
-24 to -30 db
-12 to -18 db
What do you use to soften the light?
your hand
diffuser
barn doors
reflectors
Which of the following control depth of field?
Shutter speed
Aperture
Zoom
Distance from subject
ISO
Shutter speed primarily affects which visual effect?
Motion blur
depth of field
noise/grain
slow motion
Aperture primarily affects which effect?
Motion blur
depth of field
noise/grain
slow motion
ISO or Gain primarily affects which effect?
Motion blur
depth of field
noise/grain
slow motion
Frame Rate primarily effects which effect?
Motion blur
depth of field
noise/grain
slow motion
Indoor Color Temperature
3200K
5600K
Outdoor Color Temperature
3200K
5600K
Which camera setting allows you to control what your camera is focusing on by rotating a ring on the lens?
manual focus
continuous autofocus
auto exposure
manual zoom
Shifting focus from one subject to another while filming is called
rack focus
autofocus
hard focus
soft focus
What type of filter would cut the amount of light coming into your camera, allowing you to shoot at the aperture you want?
ND (neutral density) filter
Polarizing filter
Day for Night filter
Kodak filter
Which camera support is pictured?
Stabilizer
Slider
Drone
Jib
Which camera support is pictured?
Stabilizer
Slider
Drone
Jib
What is the difference between a crane and a jib?
Nothing - they are exactly the same
Jib has the camera operator on the ground
Crane has the camera operator on the ground
What is the 180 degree rule?
Once you begin filming on one side of the action, you must keep your camera on that side.
You should attempt to film a scene from every angle around the subject.
The max temperature a camera can be in is 180 degrees.
180 degrees Kelvin is the ideal color temperature for filming indoors.
When you are framing a sit-down interview, you should have the subject look...
Directly at the camera
Slightly off screen towards the interviewer
Wherever they feel most comfortable
In a street interview, we should not be able to see which of the following:
The microphone
The reporter
The scenery
The interviewee
When mixing audio, dialogue should be balanced to:
-6 dB
-12 dB
-18 dB
0 dB
When mixing audio, sound effects should be balanced to:
-6 dB
-12 dB
-18 dB
0 dB
When mixing audio, background music should be balanced to:
-6 dB
-12 dB
-18 dB
0 dB
What do you call the frame that defines the starting and ending points of any smooth transition/movement?
Bezier frame
Keyframe
Animation frame
Speed ramp
