Organizations & Copyright
This survey organization tracks who is watching what and when to produce ratings.
What is Arbitron?
This file extension is commonly used for audio files.
What is .wav?
The hole in the iris of a lens.
What is the aperture?
A microphone that picks up sound in all directions.
What is omnidirectional?
Moving the camera horizontally.
What is pan?
This organization licenses music rights for composers and publishers.
What is ASCAP?
This spreadsheet file extension is used in Excel.
What is .xls?
Light that reduces shadows.
What is a fill light?
A heart-shaped pickup pattern microphone.
What is a cardioid microphone
Arranging digital media into sequence.
What is non-linear editing
Broadcast Music Inc. licenses music for producers.
What is BMI?
This resolution displays 720 pixels progressively.
What is 720p?
Mechanical flaps used to shape lighting.
What are barn doors?
This happens when a microphone “hears itself.”
What is audio feedback
Text file listing IN and OUT points of media.
What is Edit Decision List (EDL)
The federal agency that regulates U.S. radio and television stations.
What is the FCC?
This resolution displays 720 pixels interlaced.
What is 720i?
The calibrated ring indicating aperture settings.
What is the F-stop?
Professional cable is commonly used to carry audio signals.
What is XLR cable
Editing method used to prevent a jump cut.
What is a cutaway?
A creator’s exclusive legal rights to an original work.
What is copyright?
This image format uses lossy compression and stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group.
What is .jpg?
The light-sensitive imaging surface inside a camera.
What is a CCD (Charged Coupled Device)?
Audio console used to combine multiple sound sources.
What is an audio mixer
Fading one sound down while bringing another up.
What is crossfading?