The FCC
Camera Ops
Current Events
Editing/Writing
Multimedia Potluck
100
This is what the initials F-C-C stand for.
What is the Federal Communications Commission
100
The number of seconds recommended for SHOOTING a single video clip to allow for proper editing.
How long is ten seconds?
100
The Winter Olympics are being held in this Russian city.
What is Sochi?
100
Part of an essay Introduction that expresses the author's position on an issue.
What is a thesis statement?
100
The part of a camera through which the object is framed.
What is the lens?
200
Extend the Internet to all Americans.
What is one of the goals of the FCC?
200
A camera technique used to position the object in the proper location within the frame.
What is the Rule of Thirds?
200
The name of the US government organization that is criticized for spying on American phone calls.
What is the NSA?
200
The process of turning a collection of random video clips into a coherent story.
What is editing?
200
He is the Vice-President of the United States?
Who is Joe Biden?
300
This television network was fined $250,000 for an obscene incident at the 2004 Super Bowl.
Who is CBS?
300
Additional space given to a person in a frame who is looking or walking in a certain direction.
What is "nose room?"
300
The US and European communities are trying to strike a nuclear bargain with this Middle Eastern country?
Who is Iran?
300
The process of editing so that two or more clips placed together follow a natural sequence.
What is matching action?
300
You would adjust this to make sure your camera was at eye level with your object.
What is a tripod?
400
Congress has told the FCC that this POLICY of regulating internet traffic is not within the FCC's rule making rights.
What is net neutrality?
400
Cameras in an automatic setting have difficulty adjusting for this very important videographic element.
What is lighting?
400
This governor is in hot water following acts by members of his staff to retaliate against his opponents.
Who is Governor Chris Christie?
400
The term used for writing for a non-print medium, such as television or radio.
What is "writing for the ear?"
400
Radio waves are part of this range of wavelengths of radiation?
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
500
This act of Congress was the beginning of the FCC.
What is the Communication Act of 1934?
500
You would use this camera technique to shoot a person walking from one end of a room to the other.
What is a pan?
500
This company is experimenting with drones to deliver its packages.
Who is Amazon?
500
"The test was taken by Mary" is a violation of this fundamental principle of good multimedia writing.
What is active voice?
500
He was the man most responsible for bringing television into the homes of millions of Americans.
Who was David Sarnoff