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WorksheetsAudio Basics Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
A good maximum distance (in feet) you should have your mic from a subject is:
3 feet
5-6 feet
10-12 feet
15-20 feet
50% of your projects are video, the other 50% audio.
True
False
Identify 3 typical controllable noise pollutants that ruin audio in our shoots.
Air conditioning, traffic, mobile phones
Wind, birds chirping, footsteps
Camera shutter, rain, thunder
Laughter, music, barking dogs
A mic that is extremely directional is known as:
Omnidirectional mic
Bidirectional mic
Shotgun mic
Lavalier mic
The type of mic that can be clipped on to your talent’s shirt or collar is called a:
Lavalier mic
Shotgun mic
Handheld mic
Boom mic
When you’re filming and the audio matters, the one step you must take to ensure you are getting the sound you want is:
Monitor the audio with headphones
Use only the camera’s built-in microphone
Ignore background noise
Rely on automatic audio settings
What is another name for a lapel microphone? (select all that apply)
Lavalier
Boom
Shotgun
Lav
What should you do to ensure your audio is recorded properly?
DO a sound check, review your sound on site.
Ignore the audio settings and focus only on video.
Record without checking any equipment.
Rely solely on automatic settings without testing.
During an interview about a school fundraiser, Liam was in charge of the editing phase of production. He placed the ____ on a track underneath the interview audio to enhance the interview, and have something to pause to.
voice track
off-camera narration
nat sound
background noise
What is the name of all the footage and photos you take that are relevant to your story/interview that you can use to CUT to and hide the jump cuts in your interview?
Video
A-roll
B-roll
Photography
Why should you listen out for background sound when recording audio?
In case it's useful for the recording
To make sure it doesn't distract from the recording
In case something dangerous is nearby
What is the main cause of distortion in an audio recording?
A low humming sound on the audio
Where you can't really hear what the person is saying
Where the audio has been recorded at too high a level
What happens if your recording goes above 0dB on the level meter?
It will sound better
You will get clipping or distortion
You will get popping
A lapel mike has a pick up that is....
Omni-directional
Superdirectional
Directional
