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Final Quiz - Tv Producer STUDY GUIDE

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In today's global economy, most networks and cable channels are investing significant development money into expensive pilots, rather than going with short demos or animated storyboards to present their ideas.
FALSE
The "right of publicity" is our basic right to prevent someone from using our name, image, or voice for commercial purposes.
TRUE
The complication and the denouement are the plot lines to distinct movements according to Aristotle,
TRUE
Fewer than 10% of the 250-300 developed scripts are shot as pilots.
TRUE
Private investors, grants, bank loans, and friends are ways you can fund your project.
TRUE
4X3 is an HD aspect ratio.
FALSE
Trademark law protects distinctive symbols used in relation to services or products.
TRUE
Fair Use Defense is generally claimed when private interested is served.
FALSE
Union, writer, producer, and director's fees are all found above the line in a budget.
TRUE
The "A Story" focuses on primary or supporting characters and often carries over into the subsequent episode.
FALSE
A director's role usually carefully develops each stage of the project that is being shot.
FALSE
A good producer must have the ability to entertain, educate, and emotionally move people with any and all projects they take on.
TRUE
The DP is often the first key position to be filled.
TRUE
A call sheet is a list of all the contact information for the cast and crew.
FALSE
Clout is the term used to describe the inspiration and creative skills of producers.
FALSE
_ is the producer needed to supervise and produce a recording session, an interview, a voice-over recording, a satellite feed, or other producing sessions.
SESSION PRODUCER
An _ is a metaphor for your ability to own your project so thoroughly that you can pitch it easily at any time in any place.
ELEVATOR PITCH
_ must be factored in when writing a television script.
COMMERCIAL BREAKS
A _ script is written on speculation with no guarantees of being seen or bought. It is only used as a way to showcase your talents.
SPEC
The logos, maps, diagrams, charts, still photography, and illustrations that can add depth and alter the genre of the project make up the _
DESIGN ELEMENTS
A _ is an inventory of each shot for a specific sequence or scene.
SHOT LIST
_ protects creative or artistic expression of an idea.
COPYRIGHT
A three-part budgets consists of _, _, and _.
PRE-PRODUCTION PRODUCTION POST-PRODUCTION
_ and _ are the two parts of a budgets.
ABOVE THE LINE BELOW THE LINE
_, _, and _ are the three types of music options used in post-production.
ORIGINAL STOCK PRE-RECORDED
_ are sketches in numbered boxes that illustrate the details of the scene to be shot.
STORYBOARDS
_ and _ are two ways to show each scene's shooting arrangements.
STORYBOARDS FLOOR PLANS
The four major elements in audio are _, _, _, and _.
MICROPHONE ACOUSTICS OF LOCATION AUDIO RECORDING FORMATS PERSPECTIVE OF THE AUDIO
_ is music that the characters in the scene can see or hear. They're playing the guitar or are in a club with a jazz band.
DIAGETIC
_, _, _, _, and _ can be found on a breakdown sheet.
COSTUMES MAKEUP PROPS SET TRANSPORTATION
The five stages of production are _, _, _, _, and _.
IDEA PRE-PRODUCTION PRODUCTION POST-PRODUCTION WRAP AND DISTRIBUTION
An experienced _ can take disparate shots and make them ebb and flow.
EDITOR
_ is an alternative to shooting on location or in the studio.
CGI LANDSCAPE
A production has good _ when each shot can match up with the last.
CONTINUITY
Patent law protects _.
INVENTIONS
A "Three Step Deal" Consists of:
The writer writes a synopsis and is paid. May or may not be asked to do Step 2.
The writer writes a treatment and is paid. May or may not be asked to do Step 3.
The writer writes the script and is paid. May get extra writers to help.
A "Three-Phase Deal" is, after contract is signed:
1/3 of the budget is paid to producer to complete pre-production and shoot.
Second 1/3 of the budget is paid to producer to compete post-production, wrap, and distribution.
Third 1/3 of the budget is paid to producer to reconcile all accounts.
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