Deck 2: Media Production Terminology

Question 1

Signal for the start of action is termed as

A)cue
B)clue
C)key
D)sign

Answer 1

cue

Question 2

Audience statistical data pertaining to age, sex, race, income, etc.

A)psychographics
B)demographics
C)samples
D)census

Answer 2

demographics

Question 3

Gradual fade of bed music at conclusion of spot.

A)cool out
B)hot cut
C)snow out
D)smog out

Answer 3

cool out

Question 4

Paid advertising announcement in Radio is generally called

A)advertorial
B)commercial
C)copy
D)none of the above

Question 5

Playing sound or video in real time as it is downloaded over the internet as opposed to storing it in a local file first.

A)downloading
B)streaming
C)filtering
D)none of the above

Question 6

Series of cartoon?like sketches illustrating key visual stages (shots, scenes) of planned production, accompanied by corresponding audio information.

A)comics
B)cartoon
C)animation
D)story board

Question 7

Sound emanating from two isolated sources, intended to simulate pattern of natural human hearing.

A)stereo
B)fm
C)am
D)none of the above

Question 8

Expand SEG

A)single entertainment group
B)special effects generator
C)special emotion generator
D)none of the above

Question 9

SFX means

A)cinematic effects
B)visual effects
C)sound effects
D)synchronized effects

Question 10

Brassy antique colour effect characteristic of old photographs.

A)sapia
B)negative
C)grey
D)rgb

Question 11

Text specifying content of a production or performance, used as a guide

A)one?line
B)synopsis
C)script
D)shoot schedule

Question 12

The recommended area that will produce legible titles on most TV screens

A)simple title area
B)safe title area
C)secure title area
D)none of the above

Question 13

Composition technique that places important subjects or objects on the lines, or at the cross points, in a tic?tac?toe pattern imagined over the viewfinder.

A)rule of first
B)rule of second
C)rule of third
D)none of the above

Question 14

Preliminary editing of footage in the approximate sequence, length and content of finished program.

A)rough cut
B)rush cut
C)raw cut
D)real cut

Question 15

Audio mixer consisting of inputs, outputs, toggles, meters, sliders and/or pots is called

A)conceal
B)console
C)consolation
D)convergence

Question 16

Recap of preceding music selections

A)back announce
B)renouncement
C)front announcement
D)middle announce

Question 17

A summary of a station's assets and liabilities

A)balance sheet
B)audit report
C)account
D)book keeping

Question 18

Electronically increasing the power of a signal.

A)modulation
B)amplification
C)synchronization
D)dubbing

Question 19

Amount of picture detail reproduced by a video system, influenced by a camera's pickup, lens, internal optics, recording medium and playback monitor.

A)memory
B)binary
C)resolution
D)aspect ratio

Question 20

The processing a computer undertakes when creating an applied effect, transition or composite.

A)streaming
B)filtering
C)rendering
D)none of the above: