media industry

Question 1

name 3 pre production roles

Answer 1

script writer, set designer, costume designer

Question 2

name 3 production roles

Answer 2

director, camera operator, audio technician

Question 3

name 3 post production roles

Answer 3

video editor, sound editor, vfx supervisor

Question 4

what are the sectors of traditional media

Answer 4

radio,tv,film,print

Question 5

what are sectors of new media

Answer 5

computer games,interactive media,digital publishing

Question 6

what are the purposes of media

Answer 6

to educate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform

Question 7

how can audio be used to create meaning or impact

Answer 7

silence, music, sound effects, ambient sounds

Question 8

whats a close up shot and its purpose

Answer 8

only the person’s face or part of the object is revealed to the audience, can show facial expressions and small details. also makes the audience feel closer

Question 9

whats an extreme close up and its purpose

Answer 9

the camera is very close to the subject, makes the audience feel discomfort

Question 10

whats a mid shot

Answer 10

it focuses our attention on the character but still shows the environment in the frame, we can read body language of the character

Question 11

whats a long shot

Answer 11

a long shot is taken from relatively far away, but the character is still in shot, the scene is dominated by scenery so we can feel the emphasis on the atmosphere

Question 12

whats a pov

Answer 12

point of view shot allows the audience to see the world from the character’s perspective, emphasises the intensity

Question 13

whats panning

Answer 13

panning is when you move your camera from one side to the other,shows the pass of time or travelling a distance (dramatically or comically)

Question 14

whats tracking

Answer 14

tracking is when the camera follows an object

Question 15

what are sfx

Answer 15

(special effects) are created on set like makeup, prosthetics, animatronics, weather

Question 16

what are vfx

Answer 16

(visual effects) are a process of post production and are edited in like greenscreens

Question 17

what is mise en scene

Answer 17

how lighting, scenery, acting, etc are used to reflect emotions and provide meaning

Question 18

name some types of audience segmentation

Answer 18

age, gender, interests, income, occupation, region

Question 19

whats a primary source

Answer 19

new data generated for a specific purpose

Question 20

examples of primary sources

Answer 20

questionnaires, surveys, focus groups, interviews

Question 21

whats a secondary source

Answer 21

data that already exists

Question 22

examples of secondary sources

Answer 22

censuses, books, articles from newspapers/magazines

Question 23

advantages of primary sources

Answer 23

relevancy to a product makes it useful

Question 24

disadvantages of primary sources

Answer 24

time consuming, can be expensive

Question 25

disadvantages of secondary sources

Answer 25

not specific, can be out of date

Question 26

define a recee

Answer 26

a reccee is visiting a site before filming to see if it fufills shoot requirements

Question 27

3 purposes of a recee

Answer 27

-check for hazards
-check for sufficient space for equipment
-check accessability

Question 28

define defamation

Answer 28

sharing information to harm a reputation

Question 29

what is libel

Answer 29

written defamation

Question 30

whats slander

Answer 30

spoken defamation