Deck 1: Film and Radio Terminology

Question 1

A visual rhyme between two successive shots is called

A)graphic match
B)short match
C)scene match
D)composition

Answer 1

graphic match

Question 2

A rapid, jerky transition from one frame to the next, either disrupting the flow of time or movement within a scene or making an abrupt transition from one scene to another is termed as

A)clear cut
B)jump cut
C)fade
D)smog

Answer 2

jump cut

Question 3

The first licensed radio operator in India.

A)the radio club of kolkatta
B)the radio club of bombay
C)the radio club of madras
D)the radio club of delhi

Answer 3

the radio club of kolkatta

Question 4

A shot that is allowed to continue for longer than usual without editing

A)short shot
B)long shot
C)medium shot
D)live shot

Question 5

The telling of a story and the information supplied to the audience by a voice coming from off screen who may or may not be a character in the story.

A)voice over
B)narration
C)characterization
D)casting

Question 6

A local reporter is also called

A)stringer
B)correspondent
C)special correspondent
D)none of the above

Question 7

"Bahujana Hitaya Bahujan Sukhasya" is the slogan of

A)doordarshan
B)air
C)mathrubhumi daily
D)harijan started by mahatma gandhi

Question 8

The study of distance among the objects in relation to its communication effect is called

A)proximics
B)kinesics
C)communicology
D)communique

Question 9

Pather Panchali is directed by

A)girish karnad
B)girish kasaravally
C)satyajit ray
D)mrinal sen

Question 10

Expand VOD

A)voice over decision
B)voice of dialogue
C)video on demand
D)none of the above

Question 11

Transition from one shot to another, where a moving line or pattern reveals the new shot.

A)wipe
B)transformation
C)transliteration
D)fade

Question 12

Electronic adjustment of camera to retain the truest colours of a recorded image by making white objects in the scene appear white in the camera.

A)white balance
B)focusing
C)keying
D)none of the above

Question 13

Audio from an unseen narrator accompanying video, heard above background sound or music.

A)dialogue
B)voice over
C)sound effects
D)none of the above

Question 14

Expand VHS

A)voice hightening system
B)variety home studio
C)video home system
D)video home studio

Question 15

Synchronization system, like a clock recorded on your videotape, assigning a corresponding hours, minutes, seconds, and frame?number designation to each frame.

A)time code
B)film clock
C)camera clock
D)bios

Question 16

device that projects and advances text on mirror directly in front of camera's lens, allowing talent to read their lines while appearing to maintain eye contact with viewers.

A)prompter
B)teleprompter
C)telereader
D)machine reader

Question 17

Text or graphics, usually special announcements that move across the screen horizontally, typically from right to left across the bottom of the screen.

A)roll
B)crawl
C)ride
D)flash

Question 18

Method of electronically inserting an image from one video source into the image of another through areas designated as its "key color.

A)animation
B)chromakey
C)cueing
D)none of the above

Question 19

Expand VOA

A)voice of australia
B)voice of america
C)voice of argentina
D)voice of atlanta

Question 20

Distortion of sound created by inappropriate speed is termed as

A)mow
B)wow
C)vow
D)slow

Question 21

Roster of music for airing

A)bulletin
B)playlist
C)muster
D)play roster

Question 22

Recording sound-on-sound

A)single tracking
B)multi?tracking
C)embedding
D)sound engraving

Question 23

Music commercial or promo

A)jingle
B)mingle
C)single
D)none of the above

Question 24

Material read over air

A)air copy
B)live copy
C)online copy
D)auto copy

Question 25

Host of radio music program

A)radio jockey
B)radio selector
C)radiator
D)radio director