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This is your Final Exam for 2015

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Why are students (employees) who follow directions successful?

Why is teamwork important (in school and business)?
What does it mean to respect others peoples work? Why is this important?
How does knowing the history of mass media help us to gauge where mass media
will be in the future?
5. Given the history of mass media, what new technologies do you think will be used
everyday in American households 50 years from now?
6. What impact has television had in your life? When you were a small child? Today?
7. _____ is an independent United States government agency. It regulates interstate
and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable
8. The electric telegraph was one of the first telecommunications technologies of the
industrial age. It works by breaking an electric current that is sent through a wire in a
particular pattern. This indicates letters or phrases. This is called Morse Code,
named after ______, in 18__.
9. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell created the __________. It used electricity and
magnets to send the sound of a voice over long distances. This needed to be
transmitted by wire.
10. In 1901, Guglielmo Marconi sent a wireless signal from ____ to _____. Marconi
proved that sound could be transmitted through the air.
11. In 1906 Reginald Fessedan introduced ______. He developed a system to
transmit sound waves wirelessly between two points.
12. In 1876, Eugene Goldstein introduced the term cathode rays to describe the light
emitted when an electric current was forced through a vacuum tube. Called
________
13. In 1881 ______ developed a way to electrically transmit images using spinning
metal disks.
14. In 1921 a radio network was established by _____. It made money from
advertisements.
15. In 1939 RCA the first presidential speech was broadcast on television at the
Worlds Fair, by ___________

16. In 2009, all full power television stations in the United States stopped analog
broadcasts and were required to broadcast in a ________. This has freed up the
airwaves for use by emergency responders.
17. Recent technological and programming developments: YouTube, Vimeo, MySpace,
Facebook, Camera phones, Twitter, Wikipedia, Reality TV, text messaging, VOIP,
video on web sites.
18. 98.5 % of US households have at least ___ TV.
19. The average American watches close to ____ hours of TV each day.
20. ___% of children ages 2 7 watch TV alone and unsupervised.
21. Children who watch ____ or more hours of TV a week suffer negative academic
effects.
22. By age 18, the average American child sees ____ violent acts on TV.
23. ___% of violent programs show nonviolent alternatives to solve problems.
24. Describe the growth of communication to include the telegraph, the wireless, early
radio, television, and the development of networks.
25. Describe the social and political impact of mass media.
26. Explain the recent technological developments and the future of
telecommunications.
27. Explain recent programming developments and the future of telecommunications.
28. How does knowing the history of mass media help us to gauge where mass media
will be in the future?
29. Given the history of mass media, what new technologies do you think will be used
everyday in American households 50 years from now?
30. What impact has television had in your life? When you were a small child? Today?
31. Why is it important to understand the meanings of terms, abbreviations and
acronyms?
32. How can the use of proper terminology help or hurt a production team?
33. How do I properly and safely use video equipment? List the 10 steps
34. What do I do in case of an accident and/or emergency?

35. Why is it important to understand how the inside of a camera works before turning
on the power?
36. How does an aesthetically pleasing camera shot affect the entire video piece?
37. Why is it important to know the physical abilities of your camera before you begin to
shoot?
38. How can watching a movie or viewing artwork impact your camera composition
skills?
39. How well should a student know how to use a video camera?
40. Why is angle important and what does it imply?
41. How can editing help a filmmaker tell a story with clarity and impact?
42. How can transitions and effects enhance a video production?
43. Why is it important to understand the different types of editing before you begin
videotaping?
44. How well do you need to understand your software in order to edit a video?
45. How do you know what type of microphone to use in an interview?
46. Why is important to record ambient sound?
47. How is recording a group similar to producing a multi-cam edit?
48. When is using a wireless system acceptable?
49. How does the environment where the video project will be filmed affect the type of
microphone element used?
50. How does the audio signal get from the source to the camera or sound system?
51. What is the purpose of a script and why are there different script formats?
52. Which format is best suited for a particular project?
53. What is a Package and how do I produce one?
54. How is a PKG script different than a newscast script?
55. What is a Screenplay and how do I write one?
56. What is a storyboard and how is it used in video production?
57. What advantages might a storyboard have over a script?
58. Why are there various devices used in lighting for BVP and how are they used?
59. What are flood & spot lights?
60. What are diffusion devices?
61. What is color temperature and how does it affect lighting?

62. What is the Kelvin Color Temperature Scale?

63. What is White Balance?
64. How do I use lighting in BVP?
65. What is a Key Light?
66. What is 1 point, 2 point, & 3 point lighting?
67. What is silhouette lighting?
68. Why is the video switcher considered the center piece of studio production?
69. How can you change the viewing angle from a two shot to a one shot?
70. How does the communication between the floor director, technical director and
director effect the quality of the newscast?
Vocabulary 2015: Define each of these items
1. Lens Filters:
2. Capture Devices
3. Tape:
4. Hard drive
5. Flash drives:
6. External Microphone jack:
7. External ports
8. Component:
9. Composite:
10. S-Video:
11. Firewire:
12. USB:
13. Audio in/audio out:
14. a/v jack:
15. Headphones:
16. Index Vector:
17. Motion Vector: Created by moving objects
18. Cinma-vrit:
19. MTV-esque
20. Reality TV style
21. New-age techniques
22. Sequencing

23. Follow shots:

24. Point-of-view (POV):
25. Reaction shots
26. Color temperature:
27. Rack focus:
28. ND Filter (Neutral Density):
29. Jib:
30. Steadicam:
31. Pop filters:
32. Wind screens:
33. Proximity effect:
34. Boom mics:
35. USB mics
36. External mic
37. NATS (Ambience):
38. Key Lighting:
39. Back Lighting:
40. Fill lighting.
41. Background Lighting:
42. Direct light:
43. Diffused light:
44. Reflectors:
45. Cookies/gobos:
46. Gels:
47. Color temperature:
48. Mood
49. Exterior lighting
50. Night lighting
51. Producer:
52. Director:
53. Camera operator:
54. Talent:
55. Labeling
56. Video Log:
57. Capture
58. Batch Capture

59. Rendering
60. Motion Effects
61. Filters (audio and video)
62. Time code
63. Titles
64. Transitions
65. Special effects
66. Sound tracks
67. Timeline
68. Levels and mixing
69. Sound Effects
70. NATS
71. Music tracks
72. NTSC
73. High definition (720p, 1080i)
74. Aspect ratio
75. Frames per second (fps)
76. Chroma key
77. Animation
78. Filters
79. Motion effects
80. Keyframes
81. Text
82. Fonts
83. Colors
84. Title safe area

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