Test Bank For Television Production Handbook - 12th - 2015 All Chapters - 9781285052670

,Test Bank For Television Production Handbook
Chapter 01: The Television Production Process

1. What are the three production phases?
a. the beginning, the middle, and the end
b. idea, effect-to-cause, and process message
c. ENG, EFP, and studio
d. preproduction, production, and postproduction
e. the angle, the medium requirements, and the review
ANSWER: d
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/8/2014 10:18 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/8/2014 10:19 PM

2. Which piece of equipment contains most of a basic television system?
a. studio camera
b. camcorder
c. studio control room
d. lighting setup
e. effect-to-cause model
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/8/2014 10:19 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/8/2014 10:20 PM

3. Who of the following is considered nontechnical personnel?
a. camera operator
b. video operator
c. director
d. video editor
e. engineer
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/8/2014 10:20 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/8/2014 10:21 PM

4. What are the roles of a VJ?


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,Test Bank For Television Production Handbook
Chapter 01: The Television Production Process

a. reporter
b. reporter and videographer
c. reporter, videographer, and writer
d. reporter, videographer, writer, and editor
e. reporter, videographer, writer, editor, and director
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/8/2014 10:21 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/8/2014 10:22 PM

5. What is most strongly associated with multicamera systems?
a. ENG and EFP
b. a studio system
c. a defined process message
d. a camcorder
e. postproduction
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/8/2014 10:22 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/8/2014 10:23 PM

6. What are television lighting instruments that produce directional light called?
a. studio lights
b. film lights
c. spotlights
d. floodlights
e. fluorescent lights
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/8/2014 10:23 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/8/2014 10:23 PM

7. What is the basic function of a microphone?



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, Test Bank For Television Production Handbook
Chapter 01: The Television Production Process

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
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/8/2014 10:23 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/8/2014 10:24 PM

8. Which statement most accurately describes the functions of the audio console?
a. select, amplify, mix, and control the volume of incoming microphone signals only
b. amplify, mix, and control the volume of mics but not select the incoming sound signals
c. synthesize various sounds and sound combinations
d. select, amplify, mix, and control the volume of all incoming sound signals
e. select and mix all audio and video signals
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/8/2014 10:24 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/8/2014 10:25 PM

9. 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 video recorders in the editing bay
d. to enable instantaneous editing
e. to select various intercom channels
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/8/2014 10:25 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/8/2014 10:26 PM

10. What is the term for a shot or brief series of shots as captured on the hard drive and identified by
a file name?


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