Ch 1 - Content and Development

Question 1

estimation of costs that will be incurred in the creation of a media production

Answer 1

budget

Question 2

trend of overlapping between programming, production methods, and distribution taking place in the world of media production

Answer 2

convergence

Question 3

internet-based way of asking friends and family to help support your project

Answer 3

crowdfunding

Question 4

the stage of production from the conception of an idea until the needed resources are assembled

Answer 4

development

Question 5

nonfiction media with a narrative based on real people, places, and events

Answer 5

documentary

Question 6

percentage of film’s profits are given to investors in return for agreed-upon sum of money

Answer 6

equity

Question 7

info needed to understand plot development

Answer 7

exposition

Question 8

US legal concept that allows use of short excerpts of copyrighted material without permission for educational/critique purposes

Answer 8

fair use

Question 9

construction of words or media based on an event of series of events that can include imaginary characters and locations

Answer 9

fiction

Question 10

suggested future plot developments through spoken, visual, or aural cues

Answer 10

foreshadowing

Question 11

script that includes all dialogue

Answer 11

fully scripted

Question 12

values of services accounted for in budget but are donated to project

Answer 12

in-kind

Question 13

obtaining permission from someone to appear in a media production in such a way that discloses the purpose of the production and the subject’s right to withdraw from the process

Answer 13

informed consent

Question 14

media production that combines any combination of sounds, images, and sculptural elements in a space such as a gallery or museum; audience members can typically walk around and interact with the artwork

Answer 14

installation

Question 15

having a form that starts at the beginning and progresses to the end point

Answer 15

linear

Question 16

permission to use a specific recording of a musical composition for a media production that involves only aural elements

Answer 16

mechanical rights

Question 17

story/series of events

Answer 17

narrative

Question 18

monetary fee paid to sound studio or postproduction company for one-time use of an audio recording in a media production

Answer 18

needle drop fee

Question 19

construction of words and/or media based on actual events and situations and subjects representing themselves

Answer 19

nonfiction

Question 20

having a form that allows for multiple paths through the information, branching structure

Answer 20

nonlinear

Question 21

work of art or media that does not tell a story, often relying on abstraction

Answer 21

nonnarrative

Question 22

verbal description of the project

Answer 22

pitch

Question 23

stage of creating media where acquired sound and images are chosen, sequenced, corrected, and manipulated, resulting in a form ready for distribution

Answer 23

postproduction

Question 24

stage of creating a media production that occurs prior to acquisition of sound and images

Answer 24

preproduction

Question 25

person responsible for overseeing the production process

Answer 25

producer

Question 26

stage of creating a media making that includes preproduction, acquisition, and postproduction

Answer 26

production

Question 27

written description of media production that is created as part of preproduction

Answer 27

proposal

Question 28

copyright status of a published work 70 years after the creator’s death

Answer 28

public domain

Question 29

script format that outlines the content and timing of a program but does not include dialogue

Answer 29

run-down sheet

Question 30

script used for fiction narrative productions, such as feature films or TV dramas, that has a prescribed format

Answer 30

screenplay

Question 31

plan for how a program will be structured and what content will be included prior to shooting a program that cannot be scripted, such as an interview-based documentary

Answer 31

script outline

Question 32

combines fully scripted segments with descriptions of ad-libbed material

Answer 32

semiscripted

Question 33

script marked with shot numbers and shooting instructions

Answer 33

shooting script

Question 34

a diagram of the elements of a website or other interactive project that shows the content and structure

Answer 34

site map

Question 35

hand-sketched or computer generated visualization of a story that breaks down the action shot by shot

Answer 35

storyboard

Question 36

the talent appearing as himself or herself in documentary media

Answer 36

subject

Question 37

permission to use a specific recording of a musical composition for a media production that involves both visual and aural elements

Answer 37

synchronization rights

Question 38

concise summary of the plot

Answer 38

synopsis

Question 39

form granting a producer the right to reproduce a person’s voice or image in a media production

Answer 39

talent release

Question 40

first act introduces characters and has the main character face conflict, the second act continues the action and ends in a climax, and the third act provides resolution

Answer 40

three-act structure

Question 41

detailed telling of the story in present tense, generally without dialogue

Answer 41

treatment