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Video Production and Sound Engineering

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The number of cycles that a vibration completes in one second is expressed as its _________.

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

d)

dynamic

2.

Human being are capable of hearing frequencies within the range of __________.

a)

20 Hz - 20 kHz

b)

2 Hz - 20 Hz

c)

20 Hz - 200 kHz

d)

200 Hz - 20 kHz

3.

What is the purpose of the audio GAIN during recording?

a)

Controls how much audio comes in

b)

Controls fade of master channel

c)

Controls how much audio goes out

4.

In video editing a _____ is what the author shows between two shots or clips. The joining of those clips is the ______ from one to the other. _____ can be an instant scene or image change, a fade, fade to black, dissolve, pan from one person to another, or any digital effect.

a)

edit

b)

ducking

c)

transition

d)

fade

5.

a piece of narration in a movie or broadcast, not accompanied by an image of the speaker.

a)

edit

b)

voiceover

c)

ducking

d)

fade

6.

(in film and video techniques such as chromakey) a blue (or green) background in front of which moving subjects are filmed and which allows a separately filmed background to be added to the final image.

a)

keying

b)

blue screen

c)

green screen

d)

yellow screen

7.

____________ is also used to describe the process of calculating effects in a video editing program to produce final video output. Creates the final video file your audience will see.

a)

Balance

b)

Render

c)

Fading

d)

Import

8.

What process changes the start and/or end point of a video?

a)

Trimming

b)

Splitting

c)

Combining

d)

Transition

9.

What process divides a video into two clips?

a)

Trimming

b)

Splitting

c)

Combining

d)

Transition

10.

What process joins two or more video clips?

a)

Trimming

b)

Splitting

c)

Combining

d)

Transition

11.

What process is used to move from one clip to another?

a)

Trimming

b)

Splitting

c)

Combining

d)

Transition

12.

Video effects can change a clip into black and white.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

When a picture is added, the duration of the picture cannot be changed.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

A video can only have one audio track at a time.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Text can be formatted and animated in many different ways.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Where can you view your editing progress in the video software?

a)

Timeline

b)

Editing effects folder

c)

Programme monitor

d)

Preview monitor

17.

Video editing that uses random access video storage is

a)

Tape to tape

b)

Linear editing

c)

Non-linear editing

d)

Analog

18.

Combining one or more images to create a different meaning

a)

Dynamic editing

b)

Elliptical editing

c)

Continuity

d)

Montage

19.

A transition between two shots during which the first image gradually disappears while the second image gradually appears is....................

a)

Cut

b)

Fade in

c)

Iris

d)

Dissolve

20.

An instantaneous shift from a distant framing to a closer view of some portion for the same space is ..................

a)

Inter cutting

b)

Cut in

c)

Cut away

d)

Match cut

21.

................. is not a transition

a)

Fade

b)

Wipe

c)

Cut

d)

Jumb

22.

No-linear editing....

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

A group of knobs, buttons, and a fader used to control one item like a microphone is called a _______

a)

Monitor

b)

Channel

c)

Group

d)

Sub

24.

Which direction do you work on a sound board if you are working with an item like a microphone?

a)

Up and down

b)

Left to right

c)

No direction

25.

Which of the following options are true?

a)

Gain turns up the volume sensitivity on the mic

b)

Fader Unmutes the volume

c)

Blinking red lights means the volume is too quiet

d)

EQ'ing your voice doesn't make it sound better

26.

One end plugs into the board. What does the other end plug into?

a)

Microphone

b)

Monitor

c)

XLR

d)

Sound board

27.

What do these control?

a)

Volume of the channel

b)

Muting the channel

c)

EQ'ing the channel

d)

Sensitivity of the microphone

28.

What does a sound designer do? (can choose multiple before submit)

a)

Record and create sound cues

b)

Research and download sounds from online

c)

Create a sound cue list for a show

d)

Set up a sound board and EQ live shows

29.

What does a sound engineer do? (can choose multiple before submit)

a)

EQ sounds for a live show

b)

Set up a sound system

c)

Place and plug in monitors around the stage

d)

Locate sound cues for a show

30.

What is Foley sound?

a)

Sound coming from the board

b)

Recording the sounds of random items or props

c)

Playing sound cues during a live show

d)

Locating and downloading sounds

31.
This mic picks up sound from the front and rejects sound at the back
a)
Cardiod / unidirectional mic
b)
Omni directional mic
c)
Dynamic Mic
d)
Condenser Mic
32.
This mic can handle the rough, tough and loud stuff.
a)
Cardiod / Unidirectional 
b)
Omni Directional
c)
Condenser
d)
Dynamic
33.

What is this microphone called?

a)

Shure SM58

b)

Shure SM57

c)

Shure PG57

d)

Shure BETA58

34.

When should a microphone like this be used?

a)

On Stage

b)

In a studio

35.

This is a

a)

Omni

b)

Dynamic

c)

Shotgun Mic

36.

This is a polar pattern for a _______ Microphone

a)

Omni

b)

Dynamic

c)

Condenser

d)

Bi-Directional

37.

A Lavalier is an example of a _________mic because it picks up sound all around.

a)

Condenser

b)

Shotgun

c)

Omnidirectional

38.

A dynamic microphone is...

a)

Expensive

b)

Durable

c)

Sensitive

d)

Not good for loud sound levels

39.

What is phantom power?

a)

Invisible Power

b)

+24V

c)

Lots of gain

d)

+48V

40.

What is a polar pattern?

a)

It is the shape of the microphone

b)

It is the direction of pick up

c)

It is the shape of the diaphraghm

d)

It is omnidirectional

41.

Omnidirectional picks up from...

a)

All around

b)

The front and back

c)

The front and a bit from the sides

d)

The front and a bit from the back

42.

What is this connector called?

a)

XLR

b)

Jack

c)

Speakon

d)

RCA

43.

2. A good _____________ makes your photos more lively.

a)

horizontal

b)

composition

c)

intersection

d)

horizon

44.

3. Have the ____________ to the bottom right corner before taking a short.

a)

subject

b)

third

c)

feature

d)

horizon

45.
When the frame is divided into nine imaginary sections creating reference points which act as guides for framing the image.
a)
Horizon Line
b)
Noseroom
c)
Leadroom
d)
The Rule of Thirds
46.
Shots where the subject is moving through the frame & include space for the subject to move into. 
a)
Noseroom
b)
The Rule of Thirds
c)
Headroom
d)
Looking/Leading Room
47.
Important subjects within the frame should be aligned with the lines of the grid and at points where they cross.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
The amount of space between a person's head and edge of frame
a)
Noseroom
b)
Leadroom
c)
Headroom
d)
Rule of Thirds
49.
The amount of space between a person's nose and edge of frame
a)
Noseroom
b)
Leadroom
c)
Headroom
d)
Rule of Thirds
50.
Where do you place the important elements in your composition?
a)
The middle
b)
In the intersections
c)
The sides only
d)
The top only
51.
a)
Good Composition
b)
Bad Composition
52.
a)
Good Composition
b)
Bad Composition
53.
a)
Good Composition
b)
Bad Composition
54.
a)
Good Composition
b)
Bad Composition
55.
a)
Good Composition
b)
Bad Composition
56.
a)
Good Composition
b)
Bad Composition
57.
a)
Good Composition
b)
Bad Composition
58.
a)
Good Composition
b)
Bad Composition
59.
a)
Good Composition
b)
Bad Composition
60.

A setting on your camera that will allow you to create a burst of artificial light.

a)

Shutter button

b)

Lens

c)

Flash

d)

Lightning