Deck 15: Design

Question 1

What is the most versatile hanging background for television production?

A) drop
B) softwall flat
C) drape
D) ground row
E) cyclorama

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Who takes care of props for an elaborate production?

A) the property manager
B) the AD
C) the PD (property designer)
D) the director
E) the TD

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Where in the studio is the best place to erect a small temporary interview set?

A) in the center
B) in a corner
C) where you can find appropriate lighting triangles
D) where the cameras are
E) as close to the cyc as possible

Answer 3

C

Question 4

How does the aspect ratio of HDTV compare with that of the standard television screen?

A) the HDTV aspect ratio is more vertically stretched
B) the aspect ratio of HDTV is digital
C) the HDTV aspect ratio is more horizontally stretched
D) the HDTV aspect ratio of the entire frame can be changed from horizontal to vertical
E) the standard television aspect ratio is more horizontally stretched

Question 5

Occasionally, a feature movie will be shown on television with black bars at the top and the bottom of the screen. Why is this done?

A) to show the entire aspect ratio of the wide-screen movie on the standard TV screen
B) to make sure the credits can be read
C) to focus viewer attention within the essential area
D) to convey that the program we are watching was originally filmed
E) to enable the use of computer graphics in the movie

Question 6

What is the major factor that determines the aesthetic energy of a color?

A) hue
B) brightness
C) saturation
D) wavelength
E) color temperature

Question 7

What font is most useful in front of a busy background?

A) a simple, bold font
B) a font that picks up the main color of the background
C) a fancy font
D) a cursive font
E) a font that shimmers

Question 8

What is a virtual set?

A) a model mockup of a full-sized set
B) a set that incorporates a chroma-keyed background
C) an imagined set before it is built
D) a set that the viewer imagines
E) a set, not really there, that is referred to by the talent

Question 9

What is pillarboxing?

A) to shoot a row of pillars with a narrow-angle lens
B) to shoot a row of pillars with a wide-angle lens
C) to block the sides of a 16 x 9 screen to create a 4 x 3 aspect ratio
D) to block the top and the bottom of a 4 x 3 screen to accommodate a 16 x 9 aspect ratio
E) a specific box wipe