ASSIGNMENT 9
Textbook Assignment:
“Broadcast Management” and “Audience Surveys,” pages 8–29 through
9-10.
9–1.
9-2.
9-3.
9-4.
When using the beat call system to
gather news, how often should you
call your contacts?
1.
Once a day
2.
Twice a day
3.
Once a week
4.
Twice a week
as a general rule, print
publications should not be used
when you localize a story for the
nightly newscast.
1.
True
2.
False
The staff members of an NBS
detachment (television section)
should be trained to follow the
principles of which
Following fields of
1.
2.
3.
4.
You
you
Photojournalism
Scriptwriting
ENG reporting
Copy editing
should sequence
of the
journalism?
your shots when
shoot a basic video news story.
This involves your photographing
the object in what way?
1.
In relation to its
surroundings, then as a single
object, then concentrating on
several parts of the object
2.
In relaton to any similar
objects, then on one main part
of the object, then
concentrating on its
surroundings
3.
In relation to its main parts,
then as a single object, then
as one of many objects
4.
In relation to its
surroundings, then as a single
object, then concentrating on
its news appeal
9-5.
You are preparing to shoot a stand-
up at a Special Olympics track
event when you discover that you
have left the tripod at the studio.
To get the most stable shot without
a tripod, you should use which of
the following techniques?
1.
Have a staff member support you
from behind
2.
Rest the camera on your thighs
while kneeling
3.
Rest the camera on the ground
and angle it carefully toward
the reporter
4.
Kneel down and rest your
posterior on the heels of your
feet
9-6.
To minimize the appearance of
camera movement when shooting a
moving object, what should you do?
1.
Lean against a wall and place
your weight on the outside foot
2.
Set the zoom at the shortest
focal length, possible
3.
Use a neutral density filter
while setting the zoom at the
longest focal length possible
4.
Hold the camera like a rifle
and take very shallow breaths
9-7.
Stand-ups are done primarily for
what reason?
1.
2.
3.
4.
To make a reporter famous by
keeping him in the public eye
on a consistent basis
To allow a reporter to convey a
great deal of information about
a story at the scene
To mimic the techniques used in
civilain broadcast journalism
To minimize the use of zooms
and pans in covering a news
story
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