Some random samples covering some items covered so far this semester

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Some random samples covering some items covered
so far this semester
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The law that states that at twice the distance
from a subject, artificial lights provide only
one-fourth their original level of
illumination
Inverse square law
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The usual term referring to a self contained TV
news story in which the reporter tells the
entire story, including such elements as sound
bites, b-roll, and voice-overs.
package
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A TV news story that contains b-roll and a sound
bite, and in which the news content is read
by the anchor live on the air. 
VO-SOT
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The ---- shot shows the view as seen through the
subjects eyes  
Subjective / POV
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Several shots of action done by the
photojournalist, in which shots vary from LS to
MS to CU, and that replicate how a viewer
would break down the action if (s)he were at the
scene is called shooting ---
sequences  
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Lighting a scene with a single light that
produces uninteresting pictures with little
sense of depth or modeling is called ---
lighting
flat  
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When editing shots from a single camera set-up,
it is possible for the editor to produce
matched action on the screen only if the
photographer in the field has shot ---- action.
overlapping
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16--  Accent or separation light in a 3-point
lighting set-up is the --- light
Back  
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17--  A highly directional light coming from
above and behind a subject, adding highlights,
shape, and separationfrom the background.  
backlight  
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18--  The three parts of three-point lighting 
Key, fill , and back 
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19--  In normal shooting, each eye normally
contains one highlight, called ------. When
lights are improperly placed, the subjects eyes
frequently contain how many?
Catchlights / two (one in each eye)
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The two more dominant brand names of nonlinear
video editing systems  
Avid and Final Cut Pro
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A rectangular floodlight.
Broad (or) pan 
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The brand name of the classic controlled-beam
spotlight A light with a well-defined lens the
beam width is varied as the bulb is moved toward
and away from the lens.
Fresnel  
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The relationship of the brightest area to the
darkest area in a given camera shot, as
determined byreflected light readings.  
contrast ratio
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Inside the modern TV camera, the ---- is the
solid-state chip that converts reflected light
into electrical signals
Charge-coupled device (CCD), or CMOS
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Whenever you compose a shot in the viewfinder,
you must allow for TV -----, in which
home TV screens clip off the edges of the
transmitted image
Cut-off
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We called it ------ video when referring to too
many photographers around the country who
shoot everything that moves with little regard
to story line or subject matter.
Rambo
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If, while a shot is being made, you shift the
focus from one subject to another (such as
from a foreground to a background subject), the
effect is called a ----- focus
rack
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A thin translucent, colored material such as
gelatin or plastic that can be mounted in front
of lighting instruments toproduce specific color
effects.
gel  
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What technique should we follow in composing
shots in which we mentally divide the viewfinder
horizontally and vertically and place subjects or
interest-catching features at points where these
lines intersect.
Rule of thirds
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Visuals of a news story that should have nat
sound but which are used as cut-ins,
cutaways and inserts
B-roll 
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The most commonly used device to eliminate jump
cuts is the ----------, a shot of some part of
the peripheral action that diverts the viewers
eye for a moment.
cutaway
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A camera filter that reduces the amount of
light hitting the charge-coupled device without
affecting the color temperature.
neutral density 
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The scale of measurement used to measure
frequencies so that color temperature can be
determined.
Kelvin
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The color temperature of TV studio lights is ----
3,200 degrees Kelvin
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If a camera is set to shoot outdoors but is used
indoors the video will be ---- if set for
indoors but used outdoors, the video will be ----
Red/orange blue  
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Writing down what is on a videotape, including
the content of each shot, the inpoints and
outpoints, andcomments about the quality of the
shot when you log only the shots you will use
you are make an ----
Logging / EDL
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Current, breaking news is most clearly defined in
television as
spot news 
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A floodlight that contains a single bulb in a
bowl-shaped metal reflector.
scoop  
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Our text says a good reporter doing a
newsgathering interview should ask questions the
------ would ask.
viewer
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The effect created when direct light throws
strong highlights and distinct shadows
Spectacular light
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The opening sentence of a news story is best
defined as the
lead
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The term for the reporters live intro and close
to a prerecorded segment, such as a package
Lead-in
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A distinct visual jump called the ---- cut occurs
if the camera is allowed to remain on the
same axis line from one shot to the next,
typically seen when shooting a WS followed by a
MS without moving the camera off the original
axis line.
See text -- its not a jump cut
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When shooting video for a news story, if a
subject moves screen left in the first shot, then
(s)he must move left in all other shots or the
result will be a _____.
False reverse 
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Rapid montage cutting is also known as _______
cutting
See editing chapter
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When you arrive at a news conference, the book
suggests you place ------- where you want
the subject who will be speaking to stand,
suggesting that its like bait.
See audio chapter
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In editing, ------ occur when a shot ends and its
accompanying sound ends, only to be
replaced at the splice line by a new picture with
new sound
Cold cuts
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The text says most of the individual shots in a
typical TV news story average --- to ---
seconds
4 / 7
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What are you told to shoot first upon arriving at
the scene of a story? 
Perishable (fleeting) video 
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A proven method to heighten the viewers sense
of involvement in your story is to shoot
matched-action ________, such as when showing a
child boarding a bus, shooting close-ups
of her face, hands, etc., shots of the bus
driver, the bus door opening, the father
waving good-bye, the bus pulling away, etc.
See text 
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The books author says what part of the news
story should be so strong that nothing else
can top it, and that, ideally, the moment the
reporter arrives on the scene, (s)he should
begin looking for a shot for it?  
The close
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Combined with a master shot, typical --- shots
include the close-up or insert shot,
reaction shot, and point of view shot
Pick -up / cut-in
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Even when photographing with a single camera, a
photographer can produce shots that can be
edited together in matched action provided that
(s)he also shoots --- action
Overlapping
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The shot that is often called the pan with a
purpose.
Moving (follow) shot
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A ----- is the little box imprinted with the
stations logo that is attached to hand-held mic
used by reporters in TV
See audio chapter
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What device made of acoustic foam is attached to
the outside of a mic to reduce wind
noise?
See audio chapter
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A ______-pass (or high-cut) filter may be used
to diminish wind noise outdoors.
See audio chapter
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Whenever you record sound in the field, you
should record some ------- tone or
ambient noise for the editor so that gaps of
silence will not occur in the story.
See audio chapter
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What does our text say is the most important
interview question?
See interviewing chapter
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When conducting interviews for people stories,
dont interview people (but instead)
(see interviewing chapter)
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The type of news story that is about it /
them rather than about an event taking place
See class notes
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Sound bites in TV news stories should always be
framed and shot in the ---- point of view.
See class notes
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According to John DeTarsio, while a news story
is told by the actionwhether its a death
or murder scene or whatever, its the _______
that makes the story memorable.
reaction
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Civic Journalism suggests interviewing people in
the middle on a storythe third
voiceswhich will bring less heat and more ------
to your story, and instead of conflict we should
look for the ----.
Light / friction also review related notes
about civic engagement
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PIO stands for
Public Information Officer (in early video, Greg
Liggins was referred to one)
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In the 5-part video series about TV news, Bruce
Land said one type of newsroom is
------ driven, while the other is ----- driven,
as far as what stories are covered and how.
See notes -- or videos are on Edit Station A
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What did Linda Ellerbee say is the absence of a
question? in one of these videos?
See your notes -- or videos are on Edit Station A
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The wire refers to primarily what U.S.-based
cooperative news service?
Associated Press
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VNR stands for --- is produced by what kind of
organization and/or for what purpose?
Video news release / PR firm for free publicity
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Having a nat pop inside a story is best as an
example of which visual storytelling
guideline?
See the textbook
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The name for the type of lead that delays the
climax, or essence of the news, until the
very end of the story.
See in-class handout -- and see other types of
leads for similar test questions
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If you have S/Bill on the video side of a TV
script, the S/ is indicating that -----
See textbook --this is a sample from the script
chapter
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A high concentration of journalists from
competing news organizations jammed into an area,
each concerned primarily with his or her own
interests.
See textbook
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One of the elements of newsit says news is
what happens to important people, places or
things.
See early class notes and review other elements
of news
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An interview segment or sound from an event that
is used as reaction and comment content in
a TV news story.
Sound bite
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One of the natural consequences of editing is to
convert ---- time to ---- time.
See editing chapter
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In sound as a transitional device, this
technique allows incoming sound to be heard for a
moment or two before the accompanying shot
appears on-screen.
See editing chapter
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What two ways does the text say to monitor audio
levels?
See audio chapter
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ENG stands for
See textbook
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A news videographer who gets run over while
shooting in the middle of the road during a
bicycle race has been careless while doing which
of the shooting tips discussed in our text?
See the text
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One of the first rules for writing television
news is to reference your ------.
video
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Before you can tell a story, you must decide the
-----, which is a simple, vivid, declarative
sentence expressing the heart and soul of the
story as it will appear on air.
See the text
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See the course outline

• These are some samples of some of the content
  covered in the chapters from the beginning of the
  semester thru the mid-term. Anything else
  covered could be on the exam.

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