Electrical, Magnetic & Magnetic tapes to digital recording
Evolution of Video Production
Evolution of Radio
Stages of Audio-Visual Production
100
In 1877 Edison recorded and played back his recital of what song?
A. Miss Mary Mack
B. Mary had a Little Lamb
C. Mary did You Know
D. Mary don't you Weep
B. Mary had a Little Lamb
100
The invention of the _______________ led to a significant advancement in the evolution of audio production.
A. Speaker
B. Mechanical Vibration
C. Microphone
D. Guitar
C. Microphone
100
The first device to simulate motion was the ______________
Fantascope
100
The telegraph made it possible to send ________________
____________________ over long distances.
The telegraph made it possible to send coded electrical signals over long distances.
100
This stage comes before the actual shooting or recording commences
A. MEETINGS
B. STAGE PRODUCTION
C. PREPRODUCTION
D. POSTPRODUCTION
C. PREPRODUCTION
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Name 3 of the Other processes specific to film production
200
The first phonograph used a ___________ as the medium on which you could record the sound waves.
tin foil
200
The microphone converted the mechanical vibrations of sound waves into an ____________________
Electrical Signal
200
The Kinetograph was invented by
Thomas Edison and his assistant William Dickson
200
Who invented wireless telegraphy?
Guglielmo Marconi
200
Why is the production phase termed the point of no return when feature films are involved?
Once the production phase begins, it is no longer financially feasible to cancel the project.
300
a pointed needle-like structure that etched a groove in the recording medium.
Stylus
300
What is overdubbing?
a technique in which a performer listens to a previously recorded performance and performs along with it.
300
In what year was the Kinetograph invented?
1891
300
In 1920, the Westinghouse Electric Company of Pittsburgh established the first commercially owned radio station. What were the call letters they were known by?
KDKA
300
What is the final major phase in the production process?
Postproduction
400
In 1857 a Frenchman, Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville invented the _________________________.
Phonautograph
400
In 1935, the German electronics company AEG produced the first tape recorder called the
Magnetophone
400
A kinetoscope exhibition in Paris inspired inspired the Lumiere brothers to invent what?
A projector
400
How did the news broadcast help people during World War II?
It kept the people abreast of developments on the war front.
400
The use of what kind of camera enables audiences to enjoy high-definition clarity in films?
Digital Cameras
500
The shellac discs that were usedto record in the early ages evolved into the popular ___________________ in the 1940's.
Vinyl Record
500
In 1980, Sony introduced the palm-sized cassette player, which it called the
Walkman
500
Lumieres presented the ____________________________ of cinema in 1895.
Lumieres presented the world’s first commercial and public exhibition of cinema in 1895.
500
Did radio survive off radio sales alone?
Yes or No
NO
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AFTER REALIZING THE SALES OF RADIOS WOULD NOT KEEP THE BUSINESS RELEVANT, WHAT DID THE STATIONS DECIDE TO SALE?
500
The first live global broadcast occurred on ___________