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(401) Which function(s) does the teleprompter controller serve?

a. Text speed only.
b. Monitor brightness.
c. Text scroll direction only.
d. Text scroll direction and speed.
d. Text scroll direction and speed.
(401) When an anchor reads from a teleprompter, how many lines should be on the screen and where should the anchor be reading text on the screen?

a. One or two lines, about one-third of the way down the screen.
b. Three or four lines, about one-half way up the screen.
c. Five to seven lines, about one-third of the way down the screen.
d. One page, about one-fourth of the way down the screen.
C. Five to seven lines, about one-third of the way down the screen.
(402) With the raster zero reference aligned to the zero reference line on the graticule, you should set television (TV) black on the graticule at

a. +7.5 Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) which is TV black.
b. the bottom of the scale, –40 IRE.
c. 100 IRE which is optimum black.
d. Zero IRE on the graticule which is pure black.
a. +7.5 Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) which is TV black.
(402) Which settings should not be adjusted when looking at the vectorscope?

a. Raster intensity.
b. Setup and video.
c. Chroma and hue.
d. Graticule intensity.
b. Setup and video.
(403) When making television monitor color adjustments using the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) color bars, how do you know when the colors are set perfect when looking at the large vertical bars over the narrow middle bars?

a. Upper bars match each other exactly.
b. Lower bars match each other exactly.
c. Upper bars match the lower bars exactly.
d. Upper bars are exactly opposite the lower bars.
c. Upper bars match the lower bars exactly.
(404) When using a switcher, on what bus can you program your next source ahead of time, see it on a monitor, and make any shot or picture adjustments necessary before placing it on-air?

a. Preset.
b. On-air.
c. Effects.
d. Program.
a. Preset.
(404) What is the difference between dissolve and fade?

a. Dissolve cuts a hole in TV black; fade cuts a hole in the video background.
b. Dissolve cuts a hole in the video background; fade cuts a hole in TV black.
c. Dissolve fades between one video source and TV black; fade uses two video sources.
d. Dissolve fades between two video sources; fade uses one video source and TV black.
d. Dissolve fades between two video sources; fade uses one video source and TV black.
(404) Which is not a type of key used for video effects?

a. Fill.
b. Matte.
c. Chroma.
d. Luminance.
a. Fill.
(404) Which key effect depends upon a specific color to trigger it?

a. Matte.
b. Chroma.
c. Luminance.
d. Downstream.
b. Chroma.
(405) What do the various compression ratios affect as they throw out information?

a. Media drives.
b. Timeline length.
c. Picture resolution.
d. Video playback speed.
c. Picture resolution.
(405) In nonlinear editing, what is a timeline?

a. Duration of a single clip.
b. Duration of all media in a project.
c. Number of hours invested in a story.
d. Graphic representation of your sequence.
d. Graphic representation of your sequence.
(405) What is the difference between overwriting and splicing?

a. Overwriting inserts only video, splicing works with video and audio.
b. Overwriting refers to script changes and splicing refers to video changes.
c. Overwriting covers previous material, splicing inserts new material and slides previous
material down.
d. Overwriting inserts new material and slides previous material down, splicing covers previous
material.
c. Overwriting covers previous material, splicing inserts new material and slides previous material down.
(406) With proper timing, what does the television automation equipment do for programming?

a. Local spots air over all television services at the same time.
b. Allows for airing entire blocks of programming during restricted day parts.
c. Local programming fades to black just as the satellite programming is doing the same.
d. Downloads American Forces Radio and Television Service spots and stores them for later use.
c. Local programming fades to black just as the satellite programming is doing the same.
(406) What does the satellite signal have embedded in it to fire off the local spot material at appropriate times?

a. Audible audio tones.
b. Inaudible audio tones.
c. Digital signals and tones.
d. “Fire-offs” at the end of programming segments.
b. Inaudible audio tones.
(406) What piece of equipment locks each decoder’s signal to the station?

a. Vector scope.
b. Signal generator.
c. Frame synchronizers.
d. 10x1 Bridging switcher.
c. Frame synchronizers.
(407) Which piece of equipment controls satellite source selection?

a. Synchronizer generator.
b. Video bridging switcher.
c. Character generator system.
d. Multi-channel insertion/automation system.
d. Multi-channel insertion/automation system.
(407) The purpose of the television on-air automation system is to automate

a. scheduling and playback of short segments.
b. scheduling and playback of complete productions.
c. recording and playback of short segments.
d. recording and playback of complete productions.
a. scheduling and playback of short segments.
(408) As a photojournalist before you can apply the art of journalism you must know journalism

a. technology.
b. research methods.
c. reporting methods.
d. basic requirements.
a. technology.
(408) To perform your job as a journalist effectively, you must

a. research the topic thoroughly then report the facts.
b. analyze the audience and report the command information that affects them.
c. use effective establishing, close-up, sequencing, and closing shots when reporting on-location.
d. purposefully apply all the basic photojournalist requirements to every product you shoot, write, and assemble.
d. purposefully apply all the basic photojournalist requirements to every product you shoot, write, and assemble.
(408) What makes up a story, taking the viewer from beginning to end?

a. Logical flow of “mini” sequences that make up the complete story.
b. Logical flow of standalone shots, each with their own merit.
c. An opening and closing sequence with independent shots in between.
d. A standalone opening shot with an audio bridge taking the viewers to the closing sequence.
a. Logical flow of “mini” sequences that make up the complete story.
(408) Who is directly responsible for the overall newscast?

a. Director.
b. Technical director.
c. Newscast producer.
d. News segment producer.
c. Newscast producer.
(409) What is the talent’s first responsibility?

a. Learn to read the teleprompter.
b. Deliver the news.
c. Write the script.
d. Be prepared.
d. Be prepared.
(409) When performing as a television talent, why shouldn’t you glance off to the side, even slightly?

a. Viewers will lose confidence in your ability to be a newscaster.
b. It tells the viewers you’re not really interested in the broadcast.
c. Viewers will know you are using a teleprompter and you’ve been distracted by something in the studio.
d. Any break in eye contact, other than to look at your script, breaks the continuity in your communication.
d. Any break in eye contact, other than to look at your script, breaks the continuity in your communication.
(409) A common problem with beginning talent is

a. knowing when to take breathes.
b. switching between hot cameras.
c. speaking to fast and running words together.
d. knowing the location of the initial hot camera.
c. speaking to fast and running words together.
(409) Who determines which uniform you’ll wear on air?

a. You
b. Your supervisor.
c. Defense Media Agency.
d. Local station management.
d. Local station management.
(409) A person who holds their back and neck erect, shoulders back comfortably and head level during a broadcast conveys

a. alertness.
b. happiness.
c. arrogance.
d. confidence.
a. alertness.
(409) As the talent who is your link to the director in the control room?

a. Floor manager.
b. Audio operator.
c. Camera operator
d. Production manager.
a. Floor manager.
(409) As the talent what is one thing you don’t have to worry about when working with cameras?

a. Type of shots.
b. Camera locations.
c. On-air camera location.
d. Who the camera operators are.
d. Who the camera operators are.
(409) What is the most accurate way to help your audio operator set your microphone level?

a. Say “Test, Test, Test.”
b. Sing one stanza of a song.
c. Read from the program’s script.
d. Hold a normal conversation with the audio operator.
c. Read from the program’s script.
(409) To prevent lack of eye contact and the lack of spontaneity when reporting,

a. use notes whenever possible.
b. do not ad-lib to fill in between your notes.
c. read your on-camera script word for word.
d. make sure you don’t act casually or flow with the interviewee.
a. use notes whenever possible.
(409) In broadcasting whose job is it to take words and bring them to the listener in a way that encourages them to listen and act as asked?

a. Writer.
b. Anchor.
c. Director.
d. Announcer.
d. Announcer.
(410) What can you do as a technical director (TD), at a basic level, to make your product appear professionally produced?

a. Rehearse daily.
b. Purposefully apply the technical basics to each production.
c. Practice for at least three months before taking on the TD responsibilities.
d. Make sure the floor team members are well trained and are proficient in their daily duties.
b. Purposefully apply the technical basics to each production.
(410) One of the biggest dangers for a camera operator is

a. complacency.
b. not maintaining their camera.
c. lack of good camera blocking.
d. not watching the floor manager for instructions.
a. complacency.
(411) What must you as a scriptwriter keep in mind when writing bridge segments?

a. Show length.
b. Camera shots.
c. Show’s purpose.
d. Audio and camera operator.
c. Show’s purpose.
(412) A good director

a. is actively involved in every aspect of the production process.
b. has performed in every position of the production process.
c. dictates every aspect of the production process.
d. let’s his team manage the production process.
a. is actively involved in every aspect of the production process.
(412) What area is included when drawing a floor plan of the production studio?

a. Entire studio.
b. Broadcaster’s desk.
c. Talent’s interview area.
d. Weather screen and broadcaster’s desk.
a. Entire studio.
(412) A complete description of each camera shot for a specific camera is called a camera

a. log.
b. shot sheet.
c. caption sheet.
d. shot description
b. shot sheet.
(412) Once camera operations are running smooth during the camera run-throughs what should you do next?

a. Cue the talent.
b. Start recording.
c. Stop and move to another step.
d. Introduce other program elements.
d. Introduce other program elements.
(412) When things start going wrong in a production what is the first thing a director must remember?

a. Stay cool.
b. Stop the cameras.
c. What scene comes next.
d. It won’t be noticed by the viewers.
a. Stay cool.
(412) How should a director’s command to a camera operator be worded?

a. “Tilt up for headroom.”
b. “Tilt up for headroom–Camera 3.”
c. “Camera 3–tilt up for headroom.”
d. “We need more headroom-Camera 3.”
c. “Camera 3–tilt up for headroom.”
(412) In what order does the director give a sequence of commands?

a. Switcher, audio, talent.
b. Audio, talent, switcher.
c. Talent, switcher, audio.
d. Switcher then talent, audio follows the action.
b. Audio, talent, switcher.
(412) What is the most common television studio production you’ll see?

a. Live, nightly commander’s interview segment.
b. Live or recorded local newscast.
c. Daily recorded spot production.
d. Newscast daily rehearsals.
b. Live or recorded local newscast.
(412) Anything produced outside the studio is considered

a. for broadcast only with Public Affairs authorization.
b. a live production and is broadcast as it happens.
c. a remote or on-location production.
d. an off-location production.
c. a remote or on-location production.
(412) Which is not a reason information is considered newsworthy?

a. Proximity.
b. Preference.
c. High impact.
d. Human interest.
b. Preference.
(412) Why is it a good idea to schedule shoots in the morning if the story is needed for airing that same evening?

a. The talent is more fresh and alert during the interview.
b. The guest is more fresh and alert during the interview.
c. This allows for production time in the afternoon.
d. Makes the studio available for afternoon shoots.
c. This allows for production time in the afternoon.
(413) Which is not one of the producer’s responsibilities in preproduction?

a. Participate in all preproduction meetings.
b. Assign a director to the program.
c. Develop program concept.
d. Develop script.
a. Participate in all preproduction meetings.
(413) Which is not a step for the producer during program development?

a. Develop the script.
b. Analyze the audience.
c. Research the program idea.
d. Select the production mode.
a. Develop the script.
(413) What should you always keep in mind when developing a program idea?

a. Script.
b. Target audience.
c. Number of cameras available.
d. Number of crew members available.
b. Target audience.
(413) Normally, which type of production gives you maximum control over most production variables and is less time consuming?

a. In-studio.
b. Remote-field.
c. Live-broadcast.
d. Rehearsed-field.
a. In-studio.
(413) What must the producer become during the rehearsal stage?

a. Talent.
b. Director.
c. Floor manager.
d. Surrogate audience.
d. Surrogate audience.
(413) What must be an ongoing process for the producer from concept to final product?

a. Content review.
b. Concept review.
c. Audience analysis.
d. Script development.
a. Content review.
(414) All good spots must have

a. a story.
b. a script.
c. graphics.
d. a beginning, middle, and end.
d. a beginning, middle, and end.
(414) When marketing your product, once you figure out who your target audience is, you

a. can begin your research.
b. have a clearer picture of what your objective should be.
c. can figure out what your customer hopes to accomplish.
d. have a better idea on how to present the material for the greater impact.
d. have a better idea on how to present the material for the greater impact.
(414) When planning your production process, whom should you satisfy to make sure the message gets through?

a. Director.
b. Producer.
c. Audience.
d. Public Affairs officer.
c. Audience.
(414) The time required to set up a production depends on the

a. size and age span of the audience.
b. size and complexity of the program.
c. experience and size of the production crew.
d. number of cameras and size of production crew.
b. size and complexity of the program.
(414) What are the two basic types of productions?

a. Live and recorded.
b. In-house and field.
c. Short and long term.
d. Studio and on-location.
a. Live and recorded.
(415) What must you keep in mind at all times to make sure your product delivers the intended message?

a. Command information.
b. Supervisor suggestions.
c. Audience feedback.
d. Objective.
d. Objective.
(415) Which is not considered one of the wide range of products in the news segment category of command information (CI)?

a. Stateside network newscasts.
b. Fully produced news stories.
c. Newsreaders.
d. Sound bites.
a. Stateside network newscasts.
(416) Which approach calls for nothing but random insertion of spot announcements in local availabilities and has been widely used throughout American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS)?

a. Target audience.
b. Automation.
c. Shotgun.
d. Daypart.
c. Shotgun.
(416) Why is dayparting every single command information (CI) product not realistic?

a. Lack of Public Affairs manpower.
b. The research required can be too time and resource consuming.
c. There are not enough time slots to air every spot randomly all day long.
d. The automation equipment cannot handle the workload required for the process.
b. The research required can be too time and resource consuming.
(417) What is the Multimedia Workorder form used to request a Public Affairs production?

a. AF Form 209.
b. AF Form 833.
c. DD Form 209.
d. DD Form 833.
b. AF Form 833.
(417) As a journalist you coordinate your activities with your point of contact when documenting a semi-controlled or uncontrolled event to

a. check camera positions.
b. help write the shooting outline.
c. determine equipment and material requirements.
d. prevent going into areas that were not cleared by the commander.
d. prevent going into areas that were not cleared by the commander.
(417) What helps a journalist in preparing to document a semi-controlled action scenario?

a. A shooting survey.
b. A shooting outline.
c. Scenario storyboarding.
d. Dry run the shoot as close to the real scenario as possible.
b. A shooting outline.
(418) What explains each of the various sequences of events in a production?

a. Script.
b. Shot sheet.
c. Site survey.
d. Production events listing.
a. Script.
(418) What does a director do upon receiving the script for a production?

a. Start the production.
b. Begin briefing the crew.
c. Make the needed corrections.
d. Read through it several times.
d. Read through it several times.
(419) What videotape production technique requires the most post-production editing time?

a. Live on tape.
b. Recording in segments.
c. Recording with one camera.
d. Recording with multiple cameras.
d. Recording with multiple cameras.
(420) In broadcast journalism you write using everyday language which is made up of

a. concise statements with the usual internal sentence order of subject, verb, and object.
b. concise statements with the usual internal sentence order using passive verbs.
c. elaborate sentences with many passive verb applications.
d. elaborate sentences with many active verb applications.
a. concise statements with the usual internal sentence order of subject, verb, and object.
(420) In what voice should the broadcast copy be written in?

a. Passive.
b. Neutral.
c. Active.
d. Null.
c. Active.
(420) When writing broadcast scripts use contractions

a. occasionally, only to add variety.
b. liberally, to add conversational quality to your script.
c. sparingly, since you should speak more formally in broadcasting.
d. rarely, since you seldom use contractions in your daily conversation.
b. liberally, to add conversational quality to your script.
(421) How can you improve your writing skills to where your writing talks the way people listen?

a. Improve your listening skills.
b. Take an effective writing class.
c. By using simple, easy language
d. By using flowery sentences since people tend to listen more elaborately than they speak.
a. Improve your listening skills.
(421) What is the basic rule in broadcast writing?

a. Write the way you speak.
b. Write using colorful, wordy sentences.
c. Write using the least important fact first; the most important fact last.
d. Write using all five Ws (who, what, where, when, why) in the opening sentence.
a. Write the way you speak.
(421) When writing the broadcast copy, what style mimics the way people speak, has no difficult words to say, and “listens well”?

a. Concise copy.
b. Cognizant copy.
c. Comprehensive copy.
d. Conversational copy.
d. Conversational copy.
(422) Which statement is true concerning the pre-interview information the assignment editor will give you when you are preparing to report a story?

a. It’s not normally sufficient for most stories, and will make your news seem hollow and turns you from a television journalist into a simple spot announcer.
b. Contains all the details you’ll need to know to shoot your story, which includes who, what, where, why, when, and sometimes even how.
c. Contains biographical information and a series of questions already developed and coordinated with the interviewee.
d. It’s already recorded and only needs to be incorporated into your final edited story.
a. It’s not normally sufficient for most stories, and will make your news seem hollow and turns you from a television journalist into a simple spot announcer.
(422) What do you do when determining your story focus or commitment?

a. Shoot as much footage as possible and commit time to the entire event.
b. Focus on several topics to broaden the story during editing.
c. Try to cover as much of the subject as possible.
d. Keep a tight focus on a single topic.
d. Keep a tight focus on a single topic.
(422) Which interview approach invites open-ended responses?

a. Tunnel.
b. Funnel.
c. Freeform.
d. Covertly sequenced.
c. Freeform.
(423) What kind of spacing should you use to indicate a change in video on the script?

a. Double.
b. Triple.
c. Single.
d. Indent.
b. Triple.
(423) What is the standard measurement for total line count for a television copy averaging 30 seconds?

a. 7 to 8 lines of 35-space.
b. 7 to 8 lines of 60-space.
c. 14 to 16 lines of 35-space.
d. 14 to 16 lines of 60-space.
b. 7 to 8 lines of 60-space.
(423) Which is the correct format for quoting someone in your script?
a. THE BLAZE STARTED IN THE KITCHEN SAID THE FIREMAN.
b. THE FIREMAN SAID THE BLAZE STARTED IN THE KITCHEN.
c. THE FIREMAN SAID, QUOTE, “THE BLAZE STARTED IN THE KITCHEN.”
d. THE FIREMAN SAID, QUOTE, “THE BLAZE STARTED IN THE KITCHEN”, END
QUOTE.
b. THE FIREMAN SAID THE BLAZE STARTED IN THE KITCHEN.
(423) What is the rule to remember about abbreviations?

a. Never use them.
b. Always right them out.
c. When in doubt, write it out.
d. Use them as frequently as possible.
c. When in doubt, write it out.
(424) How does a well written broadcast copy make the audience feel?

a. Well informed.
b. Like a friend is talking to them.
c. Like a part of the event being reported.
d. That the news is factual and without bias.
c. Like a part of the event being reported.
(424) Which part of the script elaborates the main facts and adds information?

a. Lead.
b. Body.
c. Teaser.
d. Conclusion
b. Body.
(424) In minutes, what is the average length of a broadcast feature story?

a. 2 to 3.
b. 5 to 6.
c. 7.
d. 10.
a. 2 to 3.
(424) What are the two different types of spots?

a. Public service announcement (PSA) and command information
b. Selling and information.
c. Attention and Appeal.
d. PSA and information
b. Selling and information.
(424) Propriety is a term

a. dealing with who owns the copyright to audio and video shot by a photojournalist; general civil
law dealing with copyright standards.
b. dealing with the standard of what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech, the customs of a polite society.
c. defining generally accepted legal situations in which you may record audio and video and not
be arrested.
d. identifying ownership of one’s personal property.
b. dealing with the standard of what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech, the customs of a polite society.
(425) What is the most accurate way to measure the success of your command information productions?

a. The in-house peer review.
b. Record start and finish metrics.
c. Assess the product for meeting quality standards.
d. Ensure the Station Operations Manager’s expectation are met or exceeded.
b. Record start and finish metrics.
(426) What is considered the traditional transition for a newscast?

a. Cut.
b. Spin
c. Dissolve.
d. Fade to black.
a. Cut.
(427) Which is not a rule to remember for B-roll?

a. B-roll must be illustrative.
b. B-roll must follow a sequence.
c. Special effects are a substitute for good B-roll.
d. You can maintain the feeling of flow if you use the roles of visual continuity.
c. Special effects are a substitute for good B-roll.
(428) Which transition is normally used to suggest a change in time or place?

a. Dissolve
b. Fade.
c. Wipe.
d. Cut.
a. Dissolve
(428) Which is not a reason to transition to another shot?

a. Show another angle.
b. Show something new.
c. Show a visual variety.
d. Show a reaction to what is happening.
c. Show a visual variety.
(428) Which alternative to cutting has someone move from one location to another with the camera following?

a. Camera follow.
b. Change in scene.
c. Talent movement.
d. Change in location.
c. Talent movement.
(428) What is important for keeping an audience’s attention?

a. Pace.
b. Cuts.
c. Dissolves.
d. Motivation.
a. Pace.
(429) What are the three areas that make up audio mixing?

a. Sound levels, balance and tone.
b. Sound levels, balance and operating technique.
c. Microphone location, balance, and operating technique.
d. Microphone location, sound levels, and operating technique.
b. Sound levels, balance and operating technique.
(429) When producing a video production with music and narration, it’s vital for the journalist to make sure that the

a. two sources are balanced.
b. narration is recorded before the music.
c. music is recorded before the narration to provide the background for the narration.
d. music is at a higher level than the narration to provide a continuous background for the narration.
a. two sources are balanced.
(429) What audio hazard is possible when filming events that have public address systems for narrators or speakers?

a. Audio dropout.
b. Reverberation.
c. Filtering change.
d. Acoustic feedback.
d. Acoustic feedback.
(430) The horizontal track representing the edits that appears below the SOURCE and RECORD
windows on the nonlinear system is known as the

a. edit line.
b. time line.
c. edit track.
d. assemble track.
b. time line.
(431) What area is centered within the scanning area vertically and horizontally that allows for
approximately 10 percent loss of video due to image manipulation and broadcast?

a. Scanning.
b. Essential.
c. Definition.
d. Manipulation.
b. Essential.
97. (431) How should text or text-revealing effects flow when developing graphics?

a. Right to left and bottom to top.
b. Right to left and top to bottom.
c. Left to right and bottom to top.
d. Left to right and top to bottom.
d. Left to right and top to bottom.
98. (431) Which type of graphic offers the best flexibility for our projects?

a. Matte.
b. Mask.
c. Raster.
d. Vector.
d. Vector.
99. (432) What two categories do codecs fall into?

a. High and Low.
b. Large and Small.
c. Lossy and Lossless.
d. High definition and standard.
c. Lossy and Lossless.
100. (432) Which is an example of the naming convention used as a journalist to create a master
folder for a new project?

a. Amn Train SABC.
b. MRR–20120330.
c. SABC–20120330.
d. 20120330-MRR-Amn Train SABC.
d. 20120330-MRR-Amn Train SABC.