Deck 11: Specialty Announcing

Question 1

The main difficulty for the performer in working with a chromakey effect is ________.

A)movement is awkward since it is not a mirror image
B)maps are difficult to see
C)the blue color of the background makes the talent look pale
D)choice of clothing

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Skills for general reporting of financial news include all of the following except ________.

A)knowledge of economics
B)knowledge about the workings of the stock market
C)experience in news writing and reporting
D)an AMS Seal of Approval

Answer 2

D

Question 3

An important skill for a host of a shopping channel is _________.

A)familiarity with NASDAQ or the S&P 500
B)the ability to develop a ''character'' or an act
C)the ability to ad-lib for long periods of time
D)experience in writing and performing

Answer 3

C

Question 4

As a host of a shopping channel, you should not know too much about the product you're selling so as you talk about it, it will be fresh and exciting to you.

Question 5

An isotherm is any situation in television where something other than the announcer is seen on the screen while his or her voice is heard.

Question 6

Which voice characterization announcer was famous for creating the voices of Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, and many other Warner Brothers cartoon characters?

A)Robin Williams
B)Angela Lansbury
C)Mel Blanc
D)Jim Sislo

Question 7

Which specialty announcer is least likely to have to clarify jargon or other terms in the normal performance of his or her job?

A)weathercaster
B)traffic reporter
C)shopping channel host
D)voice characterization announcer

Question 8

All television weathercasters are required to receive a ''seal of approval'' from the American Meteorological Society (AMS).

Question 9

Which of the following is not a common term used in a weather forecast?

A)isobar
B)PSA
C)squall line
D)anemometer

Question 10

Which of the following is not something the majority of weathercasters do when reporting the weather?

A)create an unusual character voice or foreign dialect
B)seem to be involved and interested in what they're doing
C)show some energy without being a caricature
D)relate to their audience

Question 11

A financial reporter would be least likely to include which of the following in his or her nightly report?

A)current Dow Jones averages
B)current S&P 500 data
C)current NASDAQ average
D)current Discomfort Index

Question 12

As an announcer selling a product on television, regardless of the personality you employ, what is your most important task?

A)to accurately describe the product being sold
B)to ad-lib about the product being sold
C)to sell as much of the product as possible
D)to talk with purchasers of the product

Question 13

For which announcer specialty are age and on-camera looks least important?

A)weathercaster
B)financial reporter
C)host selling
D)voice-over narrator

Question 14

The mistake many beginning announcers make when trying to carry off a fake foreign dialect is that they drop in and out of ''character'' as they are reading the script.