UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION (2014 Admn. onwards) IV Semester Core Course for BMMC (UG SDE) SCRIPTING FOR MEDIA Question Bank & Answer Key Choose the correct Answer from the bracket. 1. Structure of script a) Dialogue and description b) Elements of design c) Design of characters 2. Transition a) These describe the style in which one scene becomes the next b) Transmission c) Broadcast 3. Trailer a) Theatrical advertisement for an upcoming film b) News reel c) Trolley 4. SUPER a) Abbreviation for superimpose b) Super star c) Super picture 5. Screenplay. a) A specific script b) Play back c) One line script 6. SPLIT SCREEN SHOT: a) The space of the frame is split into more frames b) Splitting of pages c) Splitting of scenes Scripting for Media Page 1
7. Shooting Script a) Final draft used on set by the production people b) Script prepared during shooting c) A review of script 8. Slug Line a) Beginning of a scene that briefly describes the location and time of day b) Sub title c) Closing film d) Captions 9. Montage a) A series of images showing a theme b) Historic scene c) Insert frame 10. LAP DISSOLVE:. a) Fading out one shot while the next one grows clearer b) Last shot c) Beginning shot 11. MATCH CUT TO: a) A transition often used to compare two completely unrelated objects b) Cutting film c) Removing 12. Encoding a) Convert Text to Code b) Convert code to text c) Convert to code to another code 13. Intercutting a) At a point, two scenes will be shown a few moments each, back and forth b) Cut between shots c) Clapping 14. Feature Film a) Any film at least one hour long that people pay to see b) Documentary c) Advertorial 15. Final Draft a) Writers last rewrite of a script b) Drafting c) Fair copy d) Shooting script Scripting for Media 2
16. Dialog a) People are supposed to say according to the script b) Discussion with script writer and director c) Title card 17. Director a) Head of an institution b) Person converting a script into a movie. c) Set designer 18. Beat a) The actor should pause a moment, in silence, before continuing the scene b) Statement c) Interview. 19. In TV interview double look means a) The gaze of the interviewer towards interviewed b) Looking only at the person being interviewed c) Looking at both the interviewer and camera lens 20. Bert Haanstra s classic documentary documents Holland s struggle against the sea a) Delta Project b) Delta Finale c) Delta Phase I d) The Eastern Scheldt 21. The classical Italian neo-realist film, The Bicycle Thief (1948), directed by Vittorio DeSica was scripted by a) Vittoria DeSica b) Cesare Zavatini c) Roberto Rossellini d) Michelangelo Antonioni 22. was the first film maker who introduced parallel action editing (cross-cut) to heighten the anxiety of the audience a) Cecil Hepworth b) D.W. Griffith c) Mack Sennette d) Stuart Blackton 23. Story board narrates the story of the movie through a) rough sketches b) film strips c) story synopsis d) comic strips 24. Treatment, a terminology in cinema means a) synopsis of a film b) a proposal for the production of a film c) A short written outline of a film specifying how the story is to be told d) Summary of the story Scripting for Media 3
25. Sir David Attenborough is a renowned a) Script writer b) film editor c) Feature film director d) video documentary director 26. Property of media production a)non- movable Property b) Land property c) Portable objects on a set. 27. Docu-drama a) Fictionalized drama based on actual events b) A modern drama c) Documentary 28. Quantitative research a) Numerical analysis b) Using old documents c) A systematic analysis written work 29. Content Analysis a) A systematic analysis written work, speech, or film b) Numerical analysis c) Quantitative analysis 30. Creating a storyboard of a video programme is usually at a) Production stage b) after the shoot c) pre-production stage d) Scripting stage 31. Soap Opera a) Serial drama, on television b) Russian Opera c) Italian opera 32. Story board a) Script b) Pre visualization sequence c) Clap board d) Condense of a story 33. Creating a storyboard of a video programme is usually at a) Production stage b) after the shoot c) pre-production stage d) Scripting stage 34. ENG a) English News Group b) Electronic News gathering c) Electronic News Group d) English News Gathering Scripting for Media 4
35. A TV producer is not supposed to a) be present during the recording of a sit.com b) oversee the editing process c) edit and rewrite the script d) prepare final VTR for the purpose of broadcasting 36. Programmes genre where the unscripted behavior of ordinary people are the focus of interest is known as a. actuality footage b. reality television c. naturalism d. real TV 37. The number of minutes of tape used to shoot a sequence compared to the screen time of the finished product is known as a. shooting ratio b. canning ratio c. fog index d. screen index 38. Lip-sync is a term used in a. dubbing b. lighting c. rehearsals d. makeup 39. Program genres where the unscripted behaviors of ordinary people are the focus of interest is known as a. Realism b. actuality footage c. naturalism d. reality TV 40. is not a type of liner editing a. assemble editing b. insert editing c. A/B roll editing d. slide editing 41. Program genres where the unscripted behaviors of ordinary people are the focus of interest is known as a. Realism b. actuality footage c. naturalism d. reality TV 42. is not a type of liner editing a. assemble editing b. insert editing c. A/B roll editing d. slide editing 43. Program genres where the unscripted behaviors of ordinary people are the focus of interest is known as - a. Realism b. actuality footage c. naturalism d. reality TV Scripting for Media 5
44. Film strip normally runs at a speed of per second. a. 24 frames b. 25 frames c. 30 frames d. 16 frames 45. Camera angles, continuity, cutting, close ups and are the five C s of Cinematography a. compulsion b. calculation c. co-operation d. composition 46. The video effect that slowly replaces one image on the screen with another is known as a. bumper b. bridge c. dissolve d. crash 47. Which of the following is not part of the five C s of cinematography a. compulsion b. camera angles c. cutting d. composition 48. Candid pictures A. Posed picture B. Un posed pict C. Group photo D. None of the above 49. Composition A. Arrangements of camera parts B. Pleasing arrangements of elements C. Focusing D. None of the above 50. The first shot is a man looking up. The second shot is a low angle shot of a high rise apartment. The second shot is a shot A. long shot B. mid shot C. extreme long shot D. point - of view Scripting for Media 6
Prepared by: ANSWERS 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. A 11.A 12.A 13.A 14.A 15.A 16.A 17.B 18.A 19.A 20.C 21.A 22.B 23.A 24.C 25.D 26.C 27.A 28.A 29.A 30.C 31.A 32.B 33.C 34.B 35.D 36.B 37.A 38.A 39.B 40.C 41.B 42.C 43.B 44.A 45.B 46.C 47.D 48.B 49.B 50.D Sri. NOUSHAD N HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF MULTIMEDIA, MAJLIS ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE PURAMANNUR PO, VALANCHERY MALAPPURAM DIST Reserved Scripting for Media 7