Question 1

What is a facilities request used for?

Accepted Answer

A)  to request that a location be used for a set 
B)  to request equipment for a production 
C)  to request that all facilities at a location be available 
D)  to request a production schedule 
E)  to request personnel needed to participate in the production 
A)  to request that a location be used for a set 
B)  to request equipment for a production 
C)  to request that all facilities at a location be available 
D)  to request a production schedule 
E)  to request personnel needed to participate in the production B

Question 2

A local television station broadcast the graduation ceremony live. The rating service shows that out of 450,000 total television sets in your market, 98,000 were actually in use (tuned in to a variety of programs) and 35,000 were actually tuned in to your program. What are the rating and share figures for your program? (Round to the nearest whole number.) Congratulations, your program was a success!

Accepted Answer

A)  rating of 8, share of 95 
B)  rating of 98, share of 20 
C)  rating of 18, share of 36 
D)  rating of 18, share of 34 
E)  rating of 8, share of 36 
A)  rating of 8, share of 95 
B)  rating of 98, share of 20 
C)  rating of 18, share of 36 
D)  rating of 18, share of 34 
E)  rating of 8, share of 36 E

Question 3

Which statement describes best the function of a production schedule?

Accepted Answer

A)  it shows a minute-by-minute list of a day's programming 
B)  it shows the time blocks for a specific production day 
C)  it tells everyone involved in a specific production who is doing what, when, and where throughout the three production phases 
D)  it is specifically directed to the technical personnel during the preproduction phase 
E)  it is specifically directed to the nontechnical personnel during the production phase 
A)  it shows a minute-by-minute list of a day's programming 
B)  it shows the time blocks for a specific production day 
C)  it tells everyone involved in a specific production who is doing what, when, and where throughout the three production phases 
D)  it is specifically directed to the technical personnel during the preproduction phase 
E)  it is specifically directed to the nontechnical personnel during the production phase C

Question 4

To determine a target audience, you must include:

Accepted Answer

A)  demographic information and family income 
B)  psychographic information and gender 
C)  demographic information only 
D)  demographic and psychographic information 
E)  psychographic information only 
A)  demographic information and family income 
B)  psychographic information and gender 
C)  demographic information only 
D)  demographic and psychographic information 
E)  psychographic information only

Question 5

Into what parts is a production budget usually divided?

Accepted Answer

A)  preproduction, production and postproduction 
B)  projected, actual, and absolute 
C)  anticipated, current, and actual 
D)  high, medium, and low expenses 
E)  past, current, and future 
A)  preproduction, production and postproduction 
B)  projected, actual, and absolute 
C)  anticipated, current, and actual 
D)  high, medium, and low expenses 
E)  past, current, and future

Question 6

Which is true about brainstorming and clustering?

Accepted Answer

A)  brainstorming precedes clustering 
B)  clustering precedes brainstorming 
C)  brainstorming uses people, and clustering uses computers 
D)  brainstorming comes before production, and clustering comes after 
E)  brainstorming is verbal, and clustering is written 
A)  brainstorming precedes clustering 
B)  clustering precedes brainstorming 
C)  brainstorming uses people, and clustering uses computers 
D)  brainstorming comes before production, and clustering comes after 
E)  brainstorming is verbal, and clustering is written

Question 7

What is the best way to approach the preparation of a production budget?

Accepted Answer

A)  include expenses that might occur when things go wrong 
B)  make the budget attractive by underestimating some expenses 
C)  protect yourself against cost overruns by overestimating all expenses by 10 percent 
D)  be realistic but add a contingency of at least 15 percent 
E)  leave blank any expenses likely to change before the production is completed 
A)  include expenses that might occur when things go wrong 
B)  make the budget attractive by underestimating some expenses 
C)  protect yourself against cost overruns by overestimating all expenses by 10 percent 
D)  be realistic but add a contingency of at least 15 percent 
E)  leave blank any expenses likely to change before the production is completed

Question 8

Which question should you ask about the show idea before moving to the preproduction phase?

Accepted Answer

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? 
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?

What is a facilities request used for?

Which statement describes best the function of a production schedule?

To determine a target audience, you must include:

Into what parts is a production budget usually divided?

Which is true about brainstorming and clustering?

What is the best way to approach the preparation of a production budget?

Which question should you ask about the show idea before moving to the preproduction phase?

The Television Production Process

The Script

The Director in Preproduction

Analog and Digital Television

The Television Camera

Lenses

Camera Operation and Picture Composition

Audio: Sound Pickup

Audio: Sound Control

Lighting

Techniques of Television Lighting

Video-Recording and Storage Systems

Switching, or Instantaneous Editing

Design

Television Talent

The Director in Production

Field Production and Big Remotes

Postproduction Editing: How It Works

Editing Functions and Principles

Filters

Exam 2: The Producer in Preproduction

What is a facilities request used for?

Which statement describes best the function of a production schedule?

To determine a target audience, you must include:

Into what parts is a production budget usually divided?

Which is true about brainstorming and clustering?

What is the best way to approach the preparation of a production budget?

Which question should you ask about the show idea before moving to the preproduction phase?

The Television Production Process

The Script

The Director in Preproduction

Analog and Digital Television

The Television Camera

Lenses

Camera Operation and Picture Composition

Audio: Sound Pickup

Audio: Sound Control

Lighting

Techniques of Television Lighting

Video-Recording and Storage Systems

Switching, or Instantaneous Editing

Design

Television Talent

The Director in Production

Field Production and Big Remotes

Postproduction Editing: How It Works

Editing Functions and Principles

Filters