Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which piece of equipment
contains most of a basic television system?
a. | studio
camera | b. | a camcorder | c. | studio control room | d. | lighting setup | e. | effect-to-cause model |
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What are the three major parts
of the camera?
a. | lens, intercom, and
console | b. | camera control unit, viewfinder, and cable | c. | lens, viewfinder, and power
supply | d. | lens, imaging device, and viewfinder | e. | sync generator, lens, and power
supply |
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What is the imaging, or pickup,
device?
a. | a type of computer
graphic | b. | a storyboard visualization device | c. | a very sensitive
microphone | d. | a computer paint box that converts videotape images into
pixels | e. | a sensor that translates light into electric
energy |
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What is the basic function of a
microphone?
a. | to change actual sounds into
loudspeaker sounds | b. | to mix various sounds together | c. | to amplify actual sounds | d. | to convert actual sound waves into electric
energy | e. | to control the volume of sounds entering the audio
mixer |
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Which of the statements most
accurately describes the functions of the audio console?
a. | to select, amplify, mix, and control
the volume of incoming microphone signals only | b. | to amply, mix, and control the volume, but not select the
incoming sound signals, of mics | c. | to synthesize various sounds and sound combinations | d. | to select, amplify, mix, and control the volume of all
incoming sound signals | e. | to select and mix all incoming audio and video
signals |
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What is the principal function
of a switcher?
a. | to regulate the studio
lights | b. | to assign power to a specific studio | c. | to assign videotape recorders in the editing
bay | d. | to enable instantaneous editing | e. | to select various intercom
channels |
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Which editing system allows
random frame access?
a. | multiple-source VTR
system | b. | single-source VTR system | c. | control track system | d. | nonlinear system | e. | linear system |
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How would you describe the
brainstorming process of getting ideas?
a. | generating only relevant ideas until
you have at least five good-ones | b. | generating and accepting all ideas without value
judgments | c. | critically discussing a few selected ideas | d. | discussing the creative
process | e. | asking directors which ideas are easiest to
produce |
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Which question should you ask
about the show idea before moving it into the preproduction phase?
a. | will it make
money? | b. | will it be aired by a network? | c. | is it worthwhile and
doable? | d. | can it be done in HDTV? | e. | does it involve extensive postproduction? |
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Which list of items must be
included in a standard program proposal?
a. | program objective, basic facilities,
and budget | b. | program objective, show treatment, and budget | c. | show treatment, budget, and facilities
request | d. | facilities request, complete script, and time line | e. | time line, production schedule, and facilities
request |
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Which of the following would
require copyright clearance before you could include it in your coverage of the graduation
ceremony?
a. | the school band playing the school
song | b. | shots of students at the ceremony | c. | reading a passage from a book by Martin Luther King
Jr. | d. | the valedictorian's speech | e. | the college president's closing
remarks |
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What is the column arrangement
of a standard A/V script?
a. | video on the left and audio on the
right | b. | audio on the left and video on the right | c. | dialogue and all essential action cues in the
center | d. | spoken audio and major shot information on the right and music cues on the
left | e. | dialogue in the center and video on the
right |
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