Bellwork - Adobe Video Design
Thursday, May 23rd
Christina only wants to export the first 10 seconds of her video. What is the most efficient, non-destructive way for Christian to export only the first ten seconds?
A. Create a new sequence with only the first ten seconds and export
B. Delete everything after the first ten seconds, export, then undo the delete
C. Use the export settings to select and export only the first ten seconds of her video
D. She can’t export only the first ten seconds
Tammy has completed her video project. Her client would like only the first minute of the video sequence to be used for a commercial. What should she do to complete this request?
A. Select video clips included in first minute then export
B. Export entire video then open in Premiere to delete extra video
C. Save as a new project and delete unwanted video
D. Delete extra video in project then export
Tammy has completed her video project. Her client has specified a video format and file name. Which Premiere panel or dialog box allows her to specify these elements?
A. Project Panel
B. Media Browser
C. Import
D. Export Settings
Tuesday, May 21st
Steve wants to export his animated movie in a native QuickTime format. What file extension should he choose?
A. .GIF
B. .FLA
C. .MOV
D. .SWF
While exporting his video from Premiere, Bryan exported out a Quicktime video. Quicktime is an example of what export option?
A. File name
B. File type
C. Sequence length
D. Bit rate
Carlos needs to be sure his file is saved to the correct folder. Which export option should Carlos edit to be sure that the file goes to the correct folder?
A. Format
B. Preset
C. Output name
D. Effects
Monday, May 20th
Which is the result of compositing multiple video layers?
A. A portion of a video clip is hidden
B. An object is masked as it moves across the screen
C. The final composition will have several layers of video in the image
D. The background layer is eliminated
During the video editing process, selecting the ending point to be used from a video clip is called?
A. Trim out
B. Out point
C. End point
D. Out cut
Toby is editing a fast and intense conversation. What type of transitions should Toby use to preserve the timing and intensity of the scene as the camera switches between subjects talking?
A. Cut
B. Fade to White
C. Fade to Black
D. Wipe
ANSWER: A
Thursday, May 16th
Cassandra is editing a movie and wants to add credits at the end of the film, so she will create which type of title?
A. Wipe
B. Still
C. Roll
D. Crawling
During the video editing process, selecting the ending point to be used from a video clip is called?
A. Trim out
B. Out point
C. End point
D. Out cut
What is one option for loading video files into Premiere?
A. Place
B. Media Browser
C. Source Monitor
D. Project Panel
Wednesday, May 15th
Zanya can’t find the files she imported into Premiere. Which panel should she use to locate the files?
A. Program Panel
B. Media Browser
C. Source Monitor
D. Project Panel
When importing files into Premiere, which of the following is true?
A. Only one file can be imported at a time
B. Files must be contained in the same folder
C. Multiple files can be imported at one time
D. All files must be the same file format
When you import a folder into Premiere, how is it added into the Project Panel?
A. New folder
B. Individual files
C. New basket
D. New bin
Tuesday, May 14th
Zanya has saved her video files to her computer and needs to load them into Premiere. What is this step called?
A. Capture
B. Import
C. Load
D. Install
Which of the following types of files can be imported into Premiere?
A. Text documents
B. Presentations
C. Audio
D. HTML
Where should video files be located before importing into Premiere?
A. Hard drive
B. Cloud drive
C. Camera
D. External drive
Monday, May 13th
Soon Yi is editing a sports documentary and wants to show four different action clips in the same frame on the timeline. The editing effect she will use is called?
A. Compositing
B. Masking
C. Rotoscoping
D. Feathering
James is preparing video footage for a news report. He would like to have a small picture of the president showing over the larger image of the white house. What technique would he use?
A. Rotoscoping
B. Masking
C. Picture-in-picture
D. Easing
James is preparing video footage for a news report. He would like to have four clips taken at different times of the day to all show at the same time. What technique would he use?
A. Rotoscoping
B. Masking
C. Picture-in-picture
D. Brady Bunch effect
Thursday, May 9th
Juan is editing a video that needs to be fast-paced at the beginning, but slower at the end. He decides to use _____ at the beginning to transition from clip to clip, and ________ at the end.
A. Fades and wipes
B. Dissolves and cuts
C. Cuts and dissolves
D. Fades and cuts
Devin is trying to decide what would be the best transition for a fast-paced video. What is his best choice for this type of video?
A. Wipe
B. Cut
C. Fade
D. Dissolve
Melanie is editing a video when she notices that there is a person making distracting gestures in the background of the clip. What editing effect should she consider using?
A. Nested Sequence
B. Distort Effect
C. Chroma keying
D. Masking
Wednesday, May 8th
Karen is showing David how to edit a weather report for their school TV show. The weatherman was videotaped in front of a green screen and there is a graphic of the weather map to show behind him. During editing, what will be used to add the map?
A. Compositing
B. Chroma keying
C. Masking
D. Rotoscoping
Marisa has finished setting in and out points on the clips in her timeline of a documentary on healthy diets. She needs to create titles for people interviewed in the documentary. What is the best choice of title?
A. Super or lower third
B. Rolling
C. Crawl
D. Still
Steven is editing a high school sports show that several of his classmates helped to produce. He wants to create credits for the ending that include all their names and positions. What is the best choice of title?
A. Crawl
B. Roll
C. Super or lower third
D. Mask
Tuesday, May 7th
As she is editing, Martha realizes that in the background of a video clip there is copyrighted image behind the actress. What can she use to hide the image?
A. Chroma-keying
B. Distort Effect
C. Masking
D. Nested Sequence
Samuel and his friend are producing a video for Youtube that looks like a batter hitting a baseball with a lightsaber. They shoot the batter hitting the baseball. During editing, what will they do to replace the bat with the light saber?
A. Rotoscoping
B. Masking
C. Compositing
D. Nested Sequence
Jeff is editing a scuba diving video and wants to include video of a diver, a sea turtle, and a school of colorful fish. However, he does not have one video clip that includes all those elements, although he has separate video clips of each. During editing, what will he do to combine them into one video sequence?
A. Compositing
B. Rotoscoping
C. Masking
D. Match frame
Monday, May 6th
When you are editing an upbeat music video with lots of different images and you want the pace of the edit/transition to match the quick pace of the music, you should use?
A. Cuts
B. Dissolves
C. Match frames
D. Wipes
Most films and videos begin and end with what type of transition?
A. Cut to black
B. Wipe to or from black
C. Dissolve to or from black
D. A super
An appropriate transition to use when you are editing and want one image to seemingly "push" another image off the screen is called?
A. Wipe
B. Dissolves
C. Cut
D. Match frame
Thursday, May 2nd
Mark is editing his school's daily TV news show and adds text that moves across the screen horizontally to provide weather information. What is this called?
A. Crawl title
B. Character generator
C. Still title
D. Rolling title
Inez is working in post-production on a documentary about homelessness. She needs to add identifying information about a social worker who was interviewed for the documentary. What should she include?
A. Still title on separate frame
B. Lower third title
C. Roll title
D. Crawling title
Sara is producing an informational video about her town that features multiple locations. She directs her editor to create titles for each location and to hold the title on the screen for at least five seconds in the center of the screen. This type of title is called?
A. Dissolve title
B. Roll title
C. Lower third title
D. Still title
Tuesday, April 30th
Which is the result of compositing multiple video layers?
A. A portion of a video clip is hidden
B. An object is masked as it moves across the screen
C. The final composition will have several layers of video in the image
D. The background layer is eliminated
Which is a good reason for adding a lower third title to a video?
A. To give information about the subject on screen
B. To lower the resolution by one third
C. To mask a person's face
D. To remove one color from a video clip
Cassandra is editing a movie and wants to add credits at the end of the film, so she will create which type of title?
A. Wipe
B. Still
C. Roll
D. Crawling
Monday, April 29th
Angela has added a video clip with audio to the timeline for editing. She would like to completely remove the audio from the timeline. How can she accomplish this?
A. Delete the audio clip
B. She can only mute the audio clip
C. Hide the track that contains the audio clip
D. Unlink then delete the audio clip
Angela has added a video clip with audio to the timeline for editing. She would like music to be played at the same time. How can she accomplish this?
A. Add the music to a different audio track
B. Add the music to the audio clip track
C. Mix the music with the audio clip
D. Export the video project then add music
When Hailey watches basketball she notices that scores from other games scroll horizontally along the bottom of the screen. What are these scrolling titles called?
A. Still
B. Roll
C. Crawl
D. Flat
Thursday, April 18th
Selena is adding natural tone to her scene. What is the advantage of adding this to a video project?
A. Easier to edit
B. Adds realism
C. Makes the scene louder
D. Adds light
During the video editing process, selecting the starting point to be used from a video clip is called?
A. Trim in
B. In point
C. Start point
D. In cut
During the video editing process, selecting the ending point to be used from a video clip is called?
A. Trim out
B. Out point
C. End point
D. Out cut
Tuesday, April 16th
After completing an assembly cut on his snowboarding video project, David is adding initial transitions, special effects, and setting in and out points for clips. He is making what?
A. Rough cut
B. Assembly cut
C. Client cut
D. Final cut
Alejandro has completed all the editing on a video he was hired to do for National Geographic. Now, all he has yet to do is render and export. This version of the video edit project is called?
A. Assembly cut
B. Final cut
C. Client approval cut
D. Rough cut
As John edits a short film, he decides to embed multiple sequences of edited clips into a master composition to make editing easier. What is he using?
A. Assembly cut
B. Rough cut
C. Final edit
D. Nested sequence
Thursday, April 12th
The client has requested that Shawna edit her scene so that the video from the next clip is seen before the audio is heard. What type of edit should Shawna use to accomplish this?
A. J-Cut
B. Fade In
C. Fade Out
D. L-Cut
Enrique is editing a fast and intense conversation. What type of transitions should Enrique use to preserve the timing and intensity of the scene as the camera switches between subjects talking?
A. Cut
B. Fade to White
C. Fade to Black
D. Wipe
Laquisha has been hired for an editing project. Her first step is to add footage from the production into the timeline in the proper sequence. This editing task is called?
A. Final edit
B. Rough cut
C. Assembly cut
D. Super cut
Wednesday, April 11th
Luisa wants to add text to her video to introduce the subjects she filmed. What tool should Luisa use in order to make text appear?
A. Titler
B. Trim
C. Roll
D. Ripple Edit
Michael wants to have a gradual change between two video clips where both clips are visible at the same place on screen at the same time. Which transition should Michael apply to his video?
A. Cut
B. Fade to Black
C. Fade to White
D. Cross Dissolve
John applied a J-Cut to his video. What is the likely outcome of the J-Cut?
A. The audio and video instantly transition at the same time
B. The audio from the next clip is heard before the video is seen
C. The video from the next clip is seen before the audio is heard
D. The audio and video fade out to reveal the next clip
Tuesday, April 9th
Antoine wants to adjust the brightness and saturation of his video. Which type of effect should Antoine apply to his video in order to adjust the brightness and saturation?
A. Distort
B. Blur & Sharpen
C. Time
D. Color
While watching the news, Isaac is able to keep track of stock prices as they appear from left to right on the bottom of his screen. What type of title is being used to show the stock prices?
A. Crawl
B. Roll
C. Still
D. Hi-Pass
Hoyt wants to add a title to his video. The title will appear on screen, remain in place, and then fade away. Which type of title would he use?
A. Roll
B. Crawl
C. Still
D. Lower Third
Monday, April 8th
Anthony is trying to create a Brady Bunch effect in his video by having multiple faces on screen at the same time, all from different video clips. What will Anthony need to do to create the Brady Bunch effect for his video?
A. Add titles
B. Add transitions
C. Layer his video clips
D. Apply J-Cuts
Braden is adding the Ultra Key effect to the top layer of his video. If the video has a solid color background, what is most likely to occur when Braden uses the Ultra Key effect?
A. Titles will appear over the video
B. The background will disappear revealing the layer beneath
C. The video will change colors
D. The video will change size
William filmed his subject in front of a green screen so that the background can be replaced. What tool should William use in order to make the green screen disappear?
A. Titler
B. Flip Horizontal
C. Ultra Key
D. Opacity Mask
Thursday, April 4th
Ryan wants to end his movie with a gradual change from picture to a white screen. What transition should Ryan apply to the last clip in his movie?
A. Cut
B. Dissolve
C. Fade Up
D. Fade Down
Juanita wants to apply a transition to her video that makes one clip push the previous clip out of frame. What transition would Juanita most likely apply to her video?
A. Cut
B. Dissolve
C. Wipe
D. Fade Out
Jamaal is combining multiple tracks of video into one image. What process is Jamaal currently working on?
A. Rotoscoping
B. Compositing
C. Nesting
D. Scripting
Wednesday, April 3rd
While editing his documentary, Miles wants to display the name of an interview subject on screen. What title should Miles use to best display the subject’s name?
A. Lower Third
B. Roll title
C. Crawl title
D. Still title
Veronica is editing an action sequence that’s short and quick. What transition should Veronica use to quickly change from one clip to the next while maintaining the action?
A. Fade to Black
B. Cut
C. Wipe
D. Dissolve
Taylor is editing the start of his video and wants a transition to gradually take his video from black to picture. What transition should Taylor apply to his video?
A. Cut
B. Wipe
C. Fade Up
D. Fade Down
Tuesday, April 2nd
Jazmin is watching television and notices the conversation scenes cut to the next clip before the audio from that clips starts playing. What type of cuts are being used in the conversation scenes?
A. Wipe Cut
B. Slide Cut
C. J-Cut
D. L-Cut
Ravi wants to change the depth of field in his video by adding a blur to it. Adding a blur is an example of what?
A. Video transitions
B. Video titles
C. Video effects
D. Masking
The client told Brandy that he only wants his video to appear inside of letters on the screen. What should Brandy use to hide specific areas of her video?
A. Blur & Sharpen effects
B. Video mask
C. Video transition
D. Lower Third
Monday, April 1st
Shaun wants to create a smooth edit where we hear the audio of the next video clip just before it is seen. What type of edit should Shaun use?
A. J-Cut
B. L-Cut
C. Fade In
D. Fade Out
The client told Kristin that her transitions are too jarring. They want to use an L-Cut to make the transition smoother. What will the product look like after applying an L-Cut to the video?
A. The audio will play before the video
B. The video will play before the audio is heard
C. The two clips will fade into each other
D. The audio and video will cut at the same time
Evan is watching a movie when he hears the sound from the next scene before the video cuts to it. What type of edit did Evan just watch?
A. Fade Out
B. Wipe
C. J-Cut
D. L-Cut
Wednesday, March 27th
Jessup is trying to adjust the opacity of his clip so that it slowly becomes invisible. Which window should Jessup open to set the opacity keyframes?
A. Program Window
B. Source Window
C. Effects Window
D. Effect Controls Window
The Premiere Pro Timeline contains which track types?
A. Video only
B. Title, Video, and Audio
C. Video and Audio
D. Title, Transition, Video and Audio
The Premiere Pro Effect Controls panel includes which of the following fixed video effects?
A. Opacity
B. Texturize
C. Twirl
D. Crop
Tuesday, March 26th
To force a panel to stay in the same position when resizing the Premiere window, you should do what?
A. Link to menu
B. Dock the panel
C. Float the panel
D. Group with another panel
If a panel is not visible in the Premiere window, how will you find it?
A. Maximize window
B. Expand panels area
C. Use Window menu
D. Reset workspace
Why would you want to customize the Premiere workspace?
A. To have all panels available for use
B. To restrict track changes
C. To reduce file size
D. To remove tools or panels you don’t use
Monday, March 25th
The Premiere Pro Effects Panel contains which type of elements?
A. Video effects only
B. Audio and video effects
C. Audio, video, and motion effects
D. Transitions, video and audio effects
The Premiere Pro Effect Controls panel includes which of the following fixed video effects?
A. Opacity
B. Texturize
C. Twirl
D. Crop
Julie would like to see the effects applied to her selected video clip. Which Premiere Pro panel will accomplish this?
A. Program Monitor
B. Effects
C. Effects Control
D. Media Browser
Thursday, March 21st
Jeff needs to access his video clips, which Premiere Pro panel would he use to preview the clips?
A. Timeline
B. Program
C. Effect Controls
D. Media Browser
In Premiere Pro, which of the following is the default tool?
A. Selection
B. Hand
C. Zoom
D. Slide
Blake would like to add transitions to his video sequence, which Premiere Pro panel should he use to access the transitions?
A. Media Browser
B. Effects
C. Effects Control
D. Timeline
Wednesday, March 20th
What is the main difference between the Source and Program Monitors in Premiere Pro?
A. Source Monitor allows you to edit the individual source clip and Program will edit any clip on the timeline.
B. Program Monitor allows you to edit only the source clip and Source will edit all clips in bin.
C. Source Monitor edits will directly affect the source file, while Program edits will not.
D. Source Monitor stores only the selected clip in the timeline, unwanted elements are deleted.
What is the main purpose of the Timeline in Premiere Pro?
A. Preview sequence of edited video clips
B. Measure length of video sequence
C. Used to place and edit all media elements in video sequence
D. Used to place and edit only video elements
The Premiere Pro Timeline contains which track types?
A. Video only
B. Title, Video, and Audio
C. Video and Audio
D. Title, Transition, Video and Audio
Tuesday, March 19th
Rashawn has changed the look, windows, and tools of Premiere Pro to best fit his needs. What does Rashawn need to save so that Premiere Pro will be organized the way he wants it to be for every project?
A. File
B. Project
C. Workspace
D. Timeline
David is adjusting the size and arrangement of his windows in Adobe Premiere. Which of the following is David adjusting?
A. Workspace
B. Sequence settings
C. Project settings
D. Auto Save settings
Premiere Pro has two monitor panels for video editing, what are they called?
A. Edit and Timeline
B. Source and Program
C. Preview and Source
D. Preview and Timeline
Monday, March 18th
Jessie is editing her footage on the timeline but accidentally closed the window that shows the result of what she is editing. Which window should Jessie open to see the result of her timeline edits?
A. Project Viewer
B. Source Monitor
C. Program Monitor
D. Window Monitor
Jessup is trying to adjust the opacity of his clip so that it slowly becomes invisible. Which window should Jessup open to set the opacity keyframes?
A. Program Window
B. Source Window
C. Effects Window
D. Effect Controls Window
Chya wants to add a wipe transition to her project. Which window contains the transitions?
A. Effect Controls Window
B. Effects Window
C. Timeline Window
D. Program Monitor Window
Thursday, March 14th
Lee wants to make his subject appear closer without physically moving the camera. Which camera technique should Lee use to change the position of his subject?
A. Dolly
B. Zoom
C. Truck
D. Pan
Which camera movement is performed by moving the camera to make something appear closer?
A. Dolly
B. Tilt
C. Truck
D. Zoom
When a videographer mentally divides the frame into thirds both horizontally and vertically, which composition technique is being used?
A. Wide shot
B. Aspect ratio
C. Dollying
D. Rule of thirds
Wednesday, March 13th
Judy wants to end the music in her video after 30 seconds. Which editing technique will allow her to accomplish this?
A. Audio panning
B. Crossfade
C. Trimming and splicing
D. Looping
Judy has noticed while editing her video project that the voiceover is being drowned out by the video’s music. Which editing technique will allow her to fix this?
A. Audio panning
B. Crossfade
C. Trimming and splicing
D. Adjusting track levels
Kursten is placing background music under her voiceover in an advertisement. What editing technique should she use to slowly decrease the volume of the music at the end of the recording?
A. Trimming
B. Fading
C. Looping
D. Scrubbing
Tuesday, March 12th
Judy wants to create a slow change of volume when transitioning between songs. Which editing technique will allow her to accomplish this?
A. Audio panning
B. Crossfade
C. Trimming and splicing
D. Looping
Instead of recording the same sound for 1 minute, Jim has decided to record a five-second recording and simply play it over and over again in the video editing process. What is this technique called?
A. Audio panning
B. Trimming audio clips
C. Looping
D. Fade-in
Selena is adding natural tone to her scene. What is the advantage of adding this to a video project?
A. Easier to edit
B. Adds realism
C. Makes the scene louder
D. Adds light
Monday, March 11th
Jason, an audio engineer, wants to upload and electronically store a series of voiceovers so the director and producer can approve their content. The best technology for doing this is which of the following?
A. Cloud storage
B. Flash drive
C. Email
D. Hard Drive
Marta, an art director, wants to give feedback to her graphic designer on his logo design. To be effective her feedback should be?
A. General, rather than specific
B. Specific and provided during the construction of the project, and the end of the project
C. Specific and given at the completion of the project
D. General and given in the midst of the project
In a meeting, Jake’s client suggests a change to the color scheme of his poster design. Jake responds, “Let’s see if I am clear on this…” which means he is doing what?
A. Actively listening to his client
B. Doesn’t understand what the client wants
C. Questioning their decision
D. Getting confused
Thursday, March 7th
Deidre, an animator, is having an important meeting with her collaborator, a screenwriter. She wants to insure that she is actively listening to the writer’s concerns. How can she insure strong communication takes place?
A. She sits directly across from the writer
B. She takes notes at the meeting
C. She makes strong eye contact throughout the meeting
D. She restates or paraphrases what she hears the writer say in her own words
Nelson has completed preliminary work on a logo for his client. He would like verbal or written responses from his client on the progress thus far. What is he seeking?
A. Feedback
B. Progress check
C. Research
D. Final approval
Ben has been editing a video documentary for several overseas clients. In order to get efficient feedback on his rough cut, Ben should utilize which of the following?
A. Overnight delivery system
B. Email
C. Cloud storage
D. U.S. mail
Wednesday, March 6th
Jake is shooting video footage from above the basketball arena and would like to show the entire arena in one shot. Which is his best choice for camera lens?
A. Zoom
B. Fish-eye
C. Macro
D. Telephoto
Jake is shooting video footage from above the basketball arena and would like to show the detail of the basketball floor. Which is his best choice for camera lens?
A. Zoom
B. Fish-eye
C. Macro
D. Telephoto
Jake is shooting video footage from the 50th row of the basketball arena and would like to get shots of the players with the fans blurred in the background. What should he adjust?
A. Depth of field
B. Zoom
C. Field of view
D. Aperture
Tuesday, March 5th
Sally is connecting her new HDTV to her digital cable box. She needs a high-definition cable that will carry only video. Which cable would be the best choice for this set up?
A. BNC
B. Firewire
C. HDMI
D. Component RCA
Which lighting will lessen the shadows of the subjects being recorded?
A. Key light
B. Back light
C. Fill light
D. Chroma light
Jake is shooting video footage from the 50th row of the basketball arena and would like to get some close up shots of the players. Which is his best choice for camera lens?
A. Zoom
B. Fish-eye
C. Macro
D. Telephoto
Monday, March 4th
A documentary crew is recording video of insects pollinating flowers. Which lens would capture extreme detail?
A. Aperatic
B. Fish-eye
C. Macro
D. Telephoto
Faith needs to connect her camera to a video switcher. Which cable should she use?
A. HDMI
B. RCA
C. Firewire
D. BNC
Robert needs to transmit HD video and surround sound audio in one cable. Which cable should he choose?
A. HDMI
B. RCA
C. Coaxial
D. Composite
Thursday, February 28th
Mia is choosing hardware to use during the production of her movie. Which is not a piece of hardware Mia would consider?
A. Tripod
B. Computer
C. Lights
D. Scanner
Jennifer wants to film a rocket launch without moving the physical location of the camera. Which camera movement would be best for following the rocket into space without moving the camera's position?
A. Pan
B. Tilt
C. Crane
D. Zoom
Sally is connecting her new HDTV to her digital cable box. She needs a high-definition cable that will carry both digital audio and video in one cable. Which cable would be the best cable to use for this set up?
A. BNC
B. Firewire
C. HDMI
D. RCA
Wednesday, February 27th
Veronica is trying to film a cat as it scurries up a tree, then out onto a branch. She wants the camera to stay at the cat's level the entire time. Which camera movement would best fit Veronica's scene?
A. Crane
B. Truck
C. Pan
D. Zoom
Chuck is filming a sprinter as she runs the length of a track. Which camera movement should he use to follow the sprinter from the sidelines without moving the physical location of the camera?
A. Crane
B. Dolly
C. Tilt
D. Pan
Anabella is using the mechanics of the camera's lens to make the subject appear closer. What camera movement is Anabella using?
A. Crane
B. Zoom
C. Dolly
D. Truck
Tuesday, February 26th
Aubrey is filming a conversation between a father and son. What shot should Aubrey use to make the son look smaller than the father?
A. Close-up shot
B. Low-angle shot
C. High-angle shot
D. Extreme wide shot
Carlos needs to make his subject appear taller and more powerful. Which shot should Carlos utilize?
A. Close-up shot
B. Low-angle shot
C. High-angle shot
D. Extreme wide shot
While reviewing her footage, Jazmin notices all of her scenes look too green. What did Jazmin likely forget to adjust before filming?
A. Focus
B. Iris
C. Zoom
D. White balance
Monday, February 25th
Samuel has finished filming and is ready to edit his footage. Which software is best used for editing video?
A. Adobe Audition
B. Adobe Flash
C. Adobe Premiere
D. Adobe Illustrator
Which shot is best used to set up a scene by showing the relationship between a subject and environment?
A. Close-up shot
B. Medium shot
C. Eye-level shot
D. Establishing shot
Rolando is framing the subject of his shot from the waist up while still showing the subject's environment. What shot is he using?
A. Close-up shot
B. Medium shot
C. Extreme wide shot
D. Extreme close-up shot
Thursday, February 21st
Mike adjusted the iris on his camera to allow more light to enter the lens to brighten up his recording. This is classified as opening up the:
A. aperture.
B. focus.
C. white balance.
D. viewfinder.
Maurice wants to capture the vast landscape of the Grand Canyon in his video project. In order to capture this scene, which type of camera composition would be best utilized?
A. Close-up shot
B. Extreme close-up shot
C. Extreme wide shot
D. Medium shot
Tim wants to record the intense look of the eyes of the quarterback in the huddle. Which type of camera composition should he use?
A. Wide shot
B. Extreme close-up shot
C. Extreme wide shot
D. Medium shot
Tuesday, February 19th
When a videographer mentally divides the frame into thirds both horizontally and vertically, which composition technique is being used?
A. Wide shot
B. Aspect ratio
C. Dollying
D. Rule of thirds
The opening scene of a news program needs to show the entire set and all of the anchors. Which composition technique will best accomplish this?
A. Low-angle shot
B. Medium shot
C. Wide shot
D. Close-up shot
Mallory is viewing some footage she recently shot with her video camera and notices that it appears dark. What did Mallory forget to adjust?
A. Frames per second
B. Focus
C. Iris
D. Aspect ratio
Thursday, February 14th
Which camera movement is utilized when pivoting vertically?
A. Pan
B. Scan
C. Tilt
D. Zoom
Which camera movement is performed by moving the camera to make something appear closer?
A. Dolly
B. Tilt
C. Truck
D. Zoom
Which camera movement is performed when the entire camera is moved from one side to the other side of the stage?
A. Dolly
B. Tilt
C. Truck
D. Zoom
Wednesday, February 13th
Lee wants to make his subject appear closer without physically moving the camera. Which camera technique should Lee use to change the position of his subject?
A. Dolly
B. Zoom
C. Truck
D. Pan
While filming a car chase Israel follows the car down the street by moving the location of the camera horizontally. What camera technique did Israel use to film the chase?
A. Dolly
B. Zoom
C. Pan
D. Truck
When recording video footage, the camera needs to move horizontally along side a building. What type of movement is this?
A. Dolly
B. Truck
C. Crane
D. Zoom
Tuesday, February 12th
Austin is starting his scene with a shot that sets up the context by showing the relationship between the subject and the environment. What type of shot is Austin utilizing?
A. Medium
B. Establishing
C. Close Up
D. High Angle
Akemi is shooting a scene where the subject needs to look weak and scared. What angle should Akemi use to amplify the character’s fear and small size?
A. High Angle
B. Eye Line Angle
C. Low Angle
D. Reverse Angle
When viewing her footage, Breanna notices her villain does not look powerful and intimidating like she wanted. What angle would have given Breanna the desired look?
A. High Angle
B. Eye Line Angle
C. Low Angle
D. Reverse Angle
Monday, February 11th
Katrina is placing background music under her voiceover in an advertisement. What editing technique should she use to slowly decrease the volume of the music at the end of the recording?
A. Trimming
B. Fading
C. Looping
D. Scrubbing
Katrina is placing background music under her voiceover in an advertisement. What editing technique should she use to remove part of the music at the end of the recording?
A. Trimming
B. Fading
C. Looping
D. Scrubbing
Katrina is placing background music under her voiceover in an advertisement. What editing technique should she use to have the music repeat over and over?
A. Trimming
B. Fading
C. Looping
D. Scrubbing
Thursday, February 7th
Shaun is starting a digital media project with a team and wants to make sure the process will be on time and efficient. What is the most important thing for him to create at the beginning to help with this process?
A. A color scheme
B. Active listening techniques
C. A project plan
D. A naming system
Jamaal is writing a script for his video. Which phase of the project plan is Jamaal in?
A. Defining
B. Planning
C. Doing
D. Reviewing
Jose's boss is monitoring his schedule and task completion. What phase of the project plan is Jose in?
A. Defining
B. Planning
C. Doing
D. Reviewing
Wednesday, February 6th
Alexis is currently saving and organizing her recorded videos. Which phase of production is she in?
A. Pre-Production
B. Production
C. Post-Production
D. Final Production
TJ is working with his client to determine the target audience of his project. Which phase of production is he in?
A. Pre-Production
B. Production
C. Post-Production
D. Final Production
Which is an example of interlaced scanning?
A. A TV image that does not flicker
B. An image that consists of quickly alternating images that appear as one
C. Images that start playing before downloading is complete
D. When a broadcast uses the correct broadcast system
Tuesday, February 5th
Which broadcasting system is primarily used by France?
A. SECAM
B. PAL
C. NSTC
D. CMYK
Kaitlyn notices that her new widescreen TV’s width to height is 16:9. What is this describing?
A. Scanning method
B. Resolution
C. Aspect ratio
D. Frame rate
Websites like YouTube start playing videos almost instantaneously when the play button is clicked. What technology makes this possible?
A. Exporting
B. Scanning
C. Refreshing
D. Streaming
Monday, February 4th
Steve captured moving images of a sporting event using an electronic device. What is this called?
A. Digital audio
B. Digital video
C. Photography
D. Typography
What is the television system used in the United States?
A. SECAM
B. CMYK
C. NTSC
D. PAL
What is the television system used across most of Europe?
A. SECAM
B. CMYK
C. NTSC
D. PAL
Thursday, January 31st
What recording format would allow the user to record a video signal in an uninterrupted, continuous flow?
A. Analog
B. Aspect ratio
C. Digital
D. Frame rate
What recording format would allow the user to record a video signal as individual pieces of data?
A. Analog
B. Aspect ratio
C. Digital
D. Frame rate
If you change a video's screen width or height, you have changed its:
A. Aspect ratio.
B. Frame rate.
C. Interlacing.
D. Broadcast system.
Wednesday, January 30th
Graham is optimizing the export of his video for his client. Which of the following does he not need to consider when exporting his file?
A. Primary use of the video
B. File size
C. Target audience
D. File format
Carlo has finished his final edit of a video and has confirmed the file format, codec, and file size requirements with his client. Effectively he has completed what?
A. Redesigned the video
B. Exported the video
C. Previewed the video
D. Optimized the video
Sarah is estimating the number of days and amount of time it will take to complete her senior graduation project to make sure her project is finished by the deadline. What stage of the project management cycle is Sarah in?
A. Defining
B. Planning
C. Doing
D. Reviewing
Tuesday, January 29th
For legal purposes Madelyn makes sure all the actors in the video sign a talent release form. In which stage of the video project would this step occur?
A. Pre-production
B. Production
C. Post-production
D. Proof preview
Jacob must sketch out a visual representation of each scene of his project before he begins shooting video. This step falls under which phase of the video project?
A. Pre-production
B. Production
C. Post-production
D. Proof preview
Sydney sketches out how each scene of her video project will look and where the camera will be placed for each shot. The process is described as:
A. distributing.
B. storyboarding.
C. transitioning.
D. visioning.
Monday, January 28th
When developing a script which of the following must the writer consider?
A. Performers
B. Camera
C. Music
D. Camera shots
Thomas is selecting the cables, microphones, and camera equipment he will need for his video project. Which phase of the video project does this step occur?
A. Pre-production
B. Production
C. Post-production
D. Proof preview
To assure that the video project will run more efficiently, Thomas creates a shot list for all the camera operators. In which stage of a video project would this occur?
A. Pre-production
B. Production
C. Post-production
D. Proof preview
Christina only wants to export the first 10 seconds of her video. What is the most efficient, non-destructive way for Christian to export only the first ten seconds?
A. Create a new sequence with only the first ten seconds and export
B. Delete everything after the first ten seconds, export, then undo the delete
C. Use the export settings to select and export only the first ten seconds of her video
D. She can’t export only the first ten seconds
Tammy has completed her video project. Her client would like only the first minute of the video sequence to be used for a commercial. What should she do to complete this request?
A. Select video clips included in first minute then export
B. Export entire video then open in Premiere to delete extra video
C. Save as a new project and delete unwanted video
D. Delete extra video in project then export
Tammy has completed her video project. Her client has specified a video format and file name. Which Premiere panel or dialog box allows her to specify these elements?
A. Project Panel
B. Media Browser
C. Import
D. Export Settings
Tuesday, May 21st
Steve wants to export his animated movie in a native QuickTime format. What file extension should he choose?
A. .GIF
B. .FLA
C. .MOV
D. .SWF
While exporting his video from Premiere, Bryan exported out a Quicktime video. Quicktime is an example of what export option?
A. File name
B. File type
C. Sequence length
D. Bit rate
Carlos needs to be sure his file is saved to the correct folder. Which export option should Carlos edit to be sure that the file goes to the correct folder?
A. Format
B. Preset
C. Output name
D. Effects
Monday, May 20th
Which is the result of compositing multiple video layers?
A. A portion of a video clip is hidden
B. An object is masked as it moves across the screen
C. The final composition will have several layers of video in the image
D. The background layer is eliminated
During the video editing process, selecting the ending point to be used from a video clip is called?
A. Trim out
B. Out point
C. End point
D. Out cut
Toby is editing a fast and intense conversation. What type of transitions should Toby use to preserve the timing and intensity of the scene as the camera switches between subjects talking?
A. Cut
B. Fade to White
C. Fade to Black
D. Wipe
ANSWER: A
Thursday, May 16th
Cassandra is editing a movie and wants to add credits at the end of the film, so she will create which type of title?
A. Wipe
B. Still
C. Roll
D. Crawling
During the video editing process, selecting the ending point to be used from a video clip is called?
A. Trim out
B. Out point
C. End point
D. Out cut
What is one option for loading video files into Premiere?
A. Place
B. Media Browser
C. Source Monitor
D. Project Panel
Wednesday, May 15th
Zanya can’t find the files she imported into Premiere. Which panel should she use to locate the files?
A. Program Panel
B. Media Browser
C. Source Monitor
D. Project Panel
When importing files into Premiere, which of the following is true?
A. Only one file can be imported at a time
B. Files must be contained in the same folder
C. Multiple files can be imported at one time
D. All files must be the same file format
When you import a folder into Premiere, how is it added into the Project Panel?
A. New folder
B. Individual files
C. New basket
D. New bin
Tuesday, May 14th
Zanya has saved her video files to her computer and needs to load them into Premiere. What is this step called?
A. Capture
B. Import
C. Load
D. Install
Which of the following types of files can be imported into Premiere?
A. Text documents
B. Presentations
C. Audio
D. HTML
Where should video files be located before importing into Premiere?
A. Hard drive
B. Cloud drive
C. Camera
D. External drive
Monday, May 13th
Soon Yi is editing a sports documentary and wants to show four different action clips in the same frame on the timeline. The editing effect she will use is called?
A. Compositing
B. Masking
C. Rotoscoping
D. Feathering
James is preparing video footage for a news report. He would like to have a small picture of the president showing over the larger image of the white house. What technique would he use?
A. Rotoscoping
B. Masking
C. Picture-in-picture
D. Easing
James is preparing video footage for a news report. He would like to have four clips taken at different times of the day to all show at the same time. What technique would he use?
A. Rotoscoping
B. Masking
C. Picture-in-picture
D. Brady Bunch effect
Thursday, May 9th
Juan is editing a video that needs to be fast-paced at the beginning, but slower at the end. He decides to use _____ at the beginning to transition from clip to clip, and ________ at the end.
A. Fades and wipes
B. Dissolves and cuts
C. Cuts and dissolves
D. Fades and cuts
Devin is trying to decide what would be the best transition for a fast-paced video. What is his best choice for this type of video?
A. Wipe
B. Cut
C. Fade
D. Dissolve
Melanie is editing a video when she notices that there is a person making distracting gestures in the background of the clip. What editing effect should she consider using?
A. Nested Sequence
B. Distort Effect
C. Chroma keying
D. Masking
Wednesday, May 8th
Karen is showing David how to edit a weather report for their school TV show. The weatherman was videotaped in front of a green screen and there is a graphic of the weather map to show behind him. During editing, what will be used to add the map?
A. Compositing
B. Chroma keying
C. Masking
D. Rotoscoping
Marisa has finished setting in and out points on the clips in her timeline of a documentary on healthy diets. She needs to create titles for people interviewed in the documentary. What is the best choice of title?
A. Super or lower third
B. Rolling
C. Crawl
D. Still
Steven is editing a high school sports show that several of his classmates helped to produce. He wants to create credits for the ending that include all their names and positions. What is the best choice of title?
A. Crawl
B. Roll
C. Super or lower third
D. Mask
Tuesday, May 7th
As she is editing, Martha realizes that in the background of a video clip there is copyrighted image behind the actress. What can she use to hide the image?
A. Chroma-keying
B. Distort Effect
C. Masking
D. Nested Sequence
Samuel and his friend are producing a video for Youtube that looks like a batter hitting a baseball with a lightsaber. They shoot the batter hitting the baseball. During editing, what will they do to replace the bat with the light saber?
A. Rotoscoping
B. Masking
C. Compositing
D. Nested Sequence
Jeff is editing a scuba diving video and wants to include video of a diver, a sea turtle, and a school of colorful fish. However, he does not have one video clip that includes all those elements, although he has separate video clips of each. During editing, what will he do to combine them into one video sequence?
A. Compositing
B. Rotoscoping
C. Masking
D. Match frame
Monday, May 6th
When you are editing an upbeat music video with lots of different images and you want the pace of the edit/transition to match the quick pace of the music, you should use?
A. Cuts
B. Dissolves
C. Match frames
D. Wipes
Most films and videos begin and end with what type of transition?
A. Cut to black
B. Wipe to or from black
C. Dissolve to or from black
D. A super
An appropriate transition to use when you are editing and want one image to seemingly "push" another image off the screen is called?
A. Wipe
B. Dissolves
C. Cut
D. Match frame
Thursday, May 2nd
Mark is editing his school's daily TV news show and adds text that moves across the screen horizontally to provide weather information. What is this called?
A. Crawl title
B. Character generator
C. Still title
D. Rolling title
Inez is working in post-production on a documentary about homelessness. She needs to add identifying information about a social worker who was interviewed for the documentary. What should she include?
A. Still title on separate frame
B. Lower third title
C. Roll title
D. Crawling title
Sara is producing an informational video about her town that features multiple locations. She directs her editor to create titles for each location and to hold the title on the screen for at least five seconds in the center of the screen. This type of title is called?
A. Dissolve title
B. Roll title
C. Lower third title
D. Still title
Tuesday, April 30th
Which is the result of compositing multiple video layers?
A. A portion of a video clip is hidden
B. An object is masked as it moves across the screen
C. The final composition will have several layers of video in the image
D. The background layer is eliminated
Which is a good reason for adding a lower third title to a video?
A. To give information about the subject on screen
B. To lower the resolution by one third
C. To mask a person's face
D. To remove one color from a video clip
Cassandra is editing a movie and wants to add credits at the end of the film, so she will create which type of title?
A. Wipe
B. Still
C. Roll
D. Crawling
Monday, April 29th
Angela has added a video clip with audio to the timeline for editing. She would like to completely remove the audio from the timeline. How can she accomplish this?
A. Delete the audio clip
B. She can only mute the audio clip
C. Hide the track that contains the audio clip
D. Unlink then delete the audio clip
Angela has added a video clip with audio to the timeline for editing. She would like music to be played at the same time. How can she accomplish this?
A. Add the music to a different audio track
B. Add the music to the audio clip track
C. Mix the music with the audio clip
D. Export the video project then add music
When Hailey watches basketball she notices that scores from other games scroll horizontally along the bottom of the screen. What are these scrolling titles called?
A. Still
B. Roll
C. Crawl
D. Flat
Thursday, April 18th
Selena is adding natural tone to her scene. What is the advantage of adding this to a video project?
A. Easier to edit
B. Adds realism
C. Makes the scene louder
D. Adds light
During the video editing process, selecting the starting point to be used from a video clip is called?
A. Trim in
B. In point
C. Start point
D. In cut
During the video editing process, selecting the ending point to be used from a video clip is called?
A. Trim out
B. Out point
C. End point
D. Out cut
Tuesday, April 16th
After completing an assembly cut on his snowboarding video project, David is adding initial transitions, special effects, and setting in and out points for clips. He is making what?
A. Rough cut
B. Assembly cut
C. Client cut
D. Final cut
Alejandro has completed all the editing on a video he was hired to do for National Geographic. Now, all he has yet to do is render and export. This version of the video edit project is called?
A. Assembly cut
B. Final cut
C. Client approval cut
D. Rough cut
As John edits a short film, he decides to embed multiple sequences of edited clips into a master composition to make editing easier. What is he using?
A. Assembly cut
B. Rough cut
C. Final edit
D. Nested sequence
Thursday, April 12th
The client has requested that Shawna edit her scene so that the video from the next clip is seen before the audio is heard. What type of edit should Shawna use to accomplish this?
A. J-Cut
B. Fade In
C. Fade Out
D. L-Cut
Enrique is editing a fast and intense conversation. What type of transitions should Enrique use to preserve the timing and intensity of the scene as the camera switches between subjects talking?
A. Cut
B. Fade to White
C. Fade to Black
D. Wipe
Laquisha has been hired for an editing project. Her first step is to add footage from the production into the timeline in the proper sequence. This editing task is called?
A. Final edit
B. Rough cut
C. Assembly cut
D. Super cut
Wednesday, April 11th
Luisa wants to add text to her video to introduce the subjects she filmed. What tool should Luisa use in order to make text appear?
A. Titler
B. Trim
C. Roll
D. Ripple Edit
Michael wants to have a gradual change between two video clips where both clips are visible at the same place on screen at the same time. Which transition should Michael apply to his video?
A. Cut
B. Fade to Black
C. Fade to White
D. Cross Dissolve
John applied a J-Cut to his video. What is the likely outcome of the J-Cut?
A. The audio and video instantly transition at the same time
B. The audio from the next clip is heard before the video is seen
C. The video from the next clip is seen before the audio is heard
D. The audio and video fade out to reveal the next clip
Tuesday, April 9th
Antoine wants to adjust the brightness and saturation of his video. Which type of effect should Antoine apply to his video in order to adjust the brightness and saturation?
A. Distort
B. Blur & Sharpen
C. Time
D. Color
While watching the news, Isaac is able to keep track of stock prices as they appear from left to right on the bottom of his screen. What type of title is being used to show the stock prices?
A. Crawl
B. Roll
C. Still
D. Hi-Pass
Hoyt wants to add a title to his video. The title will appear on screen, remain in place, and then fade away. Which type of title would he use?
A. Roll
B. Crawl
C. Still
D. Lower Third
Monday, April 8th
Anthony is trying to create a Brady Bunch effect in his video by having multiple faces on screen at the same time, all from different video clips. What will Anthony need to do to create the Brady Bunch effect for his video?
A. Add titles
B. Add transitions
C. Layer his video clips
D. Apply J-Cuts
Braden is adding the Ultra Key effect to the top layer of his video. If the video has a solid color background, what is most likely to occur when Braden uses the Ultra Key effect?
A. Titles will appear over the video
B. The background will disappear revealing the layer beneath
C. The video will change colors
D. The video will change size
William filmed his subject in front of a green screen so that the background can be replaced. What tool should William use in order to make the green screen disappear?
A. Titler
B. Flip Horizontal
C. Ultra Key
D. Opacity Mask
Thursday, April 4th
Ryan wants to end his movie with a gradual change from picture to a white screen. What transition should Ryan apply to the last clip in his movie?
A. Cut
B. Dissolve
C. Fade Up
D. Fade Down
Juanita wants to apply a transition to her video that makes one clip push the previous clip out of frame. What transition would Juanita most likely apply to her video?
A. Cut
B. Dissolve
C. Wipe
D. Fade Out
Jamaal is combining multiple tracks of video into one image. What process is Jamaal currently working on?
A. Rotoscoping
B. Compositing
C. Nesting
D. Scripting
Wednesday, April 3rd
While editing his documentary, Miles wants to display the name of an interview subject on screen. What title should Miles use to best display the subject’s name?
A. Lower Third
B. Roll title
C. Crawl title
D. Still title
Veronica is editing an action sequence that’s short and quick. What transition should Veronica use to quickly change from one clip to the next while maintaining the action?
A. Fade to Black
B. Cut
C. Wipe
D. Dissolve
Taylor is editing the start of his video and wants a transition to gradually take his video from black to picture. What transition should Taylor apply to his video?
A. Cut
B. Wipe
C. Fade Up
D. Fade Down
Tuesday, April 2nd
Jazmin is watching television and notices the conversation scenes cut to the next clip before the audio from that clips starts playing. What type of cuts are being used in the conversation scenes?
A. Wipe Cut
B. Slide Cut
C. J-Cut
D. L-Cut
Ravi wants to change the depth of field in his video by adding a blur to it. Adding a blur is an example of what?
A. Video transitions
B. Video titles
C. Video effects
D. Masking
The client told Brandy that he only wants his video to appear inside of letters on the screen. What should Brandy use to hide specific areas of her video?
A. Blur & Sharpen effects
B. Video mask
C. Video transition
D. Lower Third
Monday, April 1st
Shaun wants to create a smooth edit where we hear the audio of the next video clip just before it is seen. What type of edit should Shaun use?
A. J-Cut
B. L-Cut
C. Fade In
D. Fade Out
The client told Kristin that her transitions are too jarring. They want to use an L-Cut to make the transition smoother. What will the product look like after applying an L-Cut to the video?
A. The audio will play before the video
B. The video will play before the audio is heard
C. The two clips will fade into each other
D. The audio and video will cut at the same time
Evan is watching a movie when he hears the sound from the next scene before the video cuts to it. What type of edit did Evan just watch?
A. Fade Out
B. Wipe
C. J-Cut
D. L-Cut
Wednesday, March 27th
Jessup is trying to adjust the opacity of his clip so that it slowly becomes invisible. Which window should Jessup open to set the opacity keyframes?
A. Program Window
B. Source Window
C. Effects Window
D. Effect Controls Window
The Premiere Pro Timeline contains which track types?
A. Video only
B. Title, Video, and Audio
C. Video and Audio
D. Title, Transition, Video and Audio
The Premiere Pro Effect Controls panel includes which of the following fixed video effects?
A. Opacity
B. Texturize
C. Twirl
D. Crop
Tuesday, March 26th
To force a panel to stay in the same position when resizing the Premiere window, you should do what?
A. Link to menu
B. Dock the panel
C. Float the panel
D. Group with another panel
If a panel is not visible in the Premiere window, how will you find it?
A. Maximize window
B. Expand panels area
C. Use Window menu
D. Reset workspace
Why would you want to customize the Premiere workspace?
A. To have all panels available for use
B. To restrict track changes
C. To reduce file size
D. To remove tools or panels you don’t use
Monday, March 25th
The Premiere Pro Effects Panel contains which type of elements?
A. Video effects only
B. Audio and video effects
C. Audio, video, and motion effects
D. Transitions, video and audio effects
The Premiere Pro Effect Controls panel includes which of the following fixed video effects?
A. Opacity
B. Texturize
C. Twirl
D. Crop
Julie would like to see the effects applied to her selected video clip. Which Premiere Pro panel will accomplish this?
A. Program Monitor
B. Effects
C. Effects Control
D. Media Browser
Thursday, March 21st
Jeff needs to access his video clips, which Premiere Pro panel would he use to preview the clips?
A. Timeline
B. Program
C. Effect Controls
D. Media Browser
In Premiere Pro, which of the following is the default tool?
A. Selection
B. Hand
C. Zoom
D. Slide
Blake would like to add transitions to his video sequence, which Premiere Pro panel should he use to access the transitions?
A. Media Browser
B. Effects
C. Effects Control
D. Timeline
Wednesday, March 20th
What is the main difference between the Source and Program Monitors in Premiere Pro?
A. Source Monitor allows you to edit the individual source clip and Program will edit any clip on the timeline.
B. Program Monitor allows you to edit only the source clip and Source will edit all clips in bin.
C. Source Monitor edits will directly affect the source file, while Program edits will not.
D. Source Monitor stores only the selected clip in the timeline, unwanted elements are deleted.
What is the main purpose of the Timeline in Premiere Pro?
A. Preview sequence of edited video clips
B. Measure length of video sequence
C. Used to place and edit all media elements in video sequence
D. Used to place and edit only video elements
The Premiere Pro Timeline contains which track types?
A. Video only
B. Title, Video, and Audio
C. Video and Audio
D. Title, Transition, Video and Audio
Tuesday, March 19th
Rashawn has changed the look, windows, and tools of Premiere Pro to best fit his needs. What does Rashawn need to save so that Premiere Pro will be organized the way he wants it to be for every project?
A. File
B. Project
C. Workspace
D. Timeline
David is adjusting the size and arrangement of his windows in Adobe Premiere. Which of the following is David adjusting?
A. Workspace
B. Sequence settings
C. Project settings
D. Auto Save settings
Premiere Pro has two monitor panels for video editing, what are they called?
A. Edit and Timeline
B. Source and Program
C. Preview and Source
D. Preview and Timeline
Monday, March 18th
Jessie is editing her footage on the timeline but accidentally closed the window that shows the result of what she is editing. Which window should Jessie open to see the result of her timeline edits?
A. Project Viewer
B. Source Monitor
C. Program Monitor
D. Window Monitor
Jessup is trying to adjust the opacity of his clip so that it slowly becomes invisible. Which window should Jessup open to set the opacity keyframes?
A. Program Window
B. Source Window
C. Effects Window
D. Effect Controls Window
Chya wants to add a wipe transition to her project. Which window contains the transitions?
A. Effect Controls Window
B. Effects Window
C. Timeline Window
D. Program Monitor Window
Thursday, March 14th
Lee wants to make his subject appear closer without physically moving the camera. Which camera technique should Lee use to change the position of his subject?
A. Dolly
B. Zoom
C. Truck
D. Pan
Which camera movement is performed by moving the camera to make something appear closer?
A. Dolly
B. Tilt
C. Truck
D. Zoom
When a videographer mentally divides the frame into thirds both horizontally and vertically, which composition technique is being used?
A. Wide shot
B. Aspect ratio
C. Dollying
D. Rule of thirds
Wednesday, March 13th
Judy wants to end the music in her video after 30 seconds. Which editing technique will allow her to accomplish this?
A. Audio panning
B. Crossfade
C. Trimming and splicing
D. Looping
Judy has noticed while editing her video project that the voiceover is being drowned out by the video’s music. Which editing technique will allow her to fix this?
A. Audio panning
B. Crossfade
C. Trimming and splicing
D. Adjusting track levels
Kursten is placing background music under her voiceover in an advertisement. What editing technique should she use to slowly decrease the volume of the music at the end of the recording?
A. Trimming
B. Fading
C. Looping
D. Scrubbing
Tuesday, March 12th
Judy wants to create a slow change of volume when transitioning between songs. Which editing technique will allow her to accomplish this?
A. Audio panning
B. Crossfade
C. Trimming and splicing
D. Looping
Instead of recording the same sound for 1 minute, Jim has decided to record a five-second recording and simply play it over and over again in the video editing process. What is this technique called?
A. Audio panning
B. Trimming audio clips
C. Looping
D. Fade-in
Selena is adding natural tone to her scene. What is the advantage of adding this to a video project?
A. Easier to edit
B. Adds realism
C. Makes the scene louder
D. Adds light
Monday, March 11th
Jason, an audio engineer, wants to upload and electronically store a series of voiceovers so the director and producer can approve their content. The best technology for doing this is which of the following?
A. Cloud storage
B. Flash drive
C. Email
D. Hard Drive
Marta, an art director, wants to give feedback to her graphic designer on his logo design. To be effective her feedback should be?
A. General, rather than specific
B. Specific and provided during the construction of the project, and the end of the project
C. Specific and given at the completion of the project
D. General and given in the midst of the project
In a meeting, Jake’s client suggests a change to the color scheme of his poster design. Jake responds, “Let’s see if I am clear on this…” which means he is doing what?
A. Actively listening to his client
B. Doesn’t understand what the client wants
C. Questioning their decision
D. Getting confused
Thursday, March 7th
Deidre, an animator, is having an important meeting with her collaborator, a screenwriter. She wants to insure that she is actively listening to the writer’s concerns. How can she insure strong communication takes place?
A. She sits directly across from the writer
B. She takes notes at the meeting
C. She makes strong eye contact throughout the meeting
D. She restates or paraphrases what she hears the writer say in her own words
Nelson has completed preliminary work on a logo for his client. He would like verbal or written responses from his client on the progress thus far. What is he seeking?
A. Feedback
B. Progress check
C. Research
D. Final approval
Ben has been editing a video documentary for several overseas clients. In order to get efficient feedback on his rough cut, Ben should utilize which of the following?
A. Overnight delivery system
B. Email
C. Cloud storage
D. U.S. mail
Wednesday, March 6th
Jake is shooting video footage from above the basketball arena and would like to show the entire arena in one shot. Which is his best choice for camera lens?
A. Zoom
B. Fish-eye
C. Macro
D. Telephoto
Jake is shooting video footage from above the basketball arena and would like to show the detail of the basketball floor. Which is his best choice for camera lens?
A. Zoom
B. Fish-eye
C. Macro
D. Telephoto
Jake is shooting video footage from the 50th row of the basketball arena and would like to get shots of the players with the fans blurred in the background. What should he adjust?
A. Depth of field
B. Zoom
C. Field of view
D. Aperture
Tuesday, March 5th
Sally is connecting her new HDTV to her digital cable box. She needs a high-definition cable that will carry only video. Which cable would be the best choice for this set up?
A. BNC
B. Firewire
C. HDMI
D. Component RCA
Which lighting will lessen the shadows of the subjects being recorded?
A. Key light
B. Back light
C. Fill light
D. Chroma light
Jake is shooting video footage from the 50th row of the basketball arena and would like to get some close up shots of the players. Which is his best choice for camera lens?
A. Zoom
B. Fish-eye
C. Macro
D. Telephoto
Monday, March 4th
A documentary crew is recording video of insects pollinating flowers. Which lens would capture extreme detail?
A. Aperatic
B. Fish-eye
C. Macro
D. Telephoto
Faith needs to connect her camera to a video switcher. Which cable should she use?
A. HDMI
B. RCA
C. Firewire
D. BNC
Robert needs to transmit HD video and surround sound audio in one cable. Which cable should he choose?
A. HDMI
B. RCA
C. Coaxial
D. Composite
Thursday, February 28th
Mia is choosing hardware to use during the production of her movie. Which is not a piece of hardware Mia would consider?
A. Tripod
B. Computer
C. Lights
D. Scanner
Jennifer wants to film a rocket launch without moving the physical location of the camera. Which camera movement would be best for following the rocket into space without moving the camera's position?
A. Pan
B. Tilt
C. Crane
D. Zoom
Sally is connecting her new HDTV to her digital cable box. She needs a high-definition cable that will carry both digital audio and video in one cable. Which cable would be the best cable to use for this set up?
A. BNC
B. Firewire
C. HDMI
D. RCA
Wednesday, February 27th
Veronica is trying to film a cat as it scurries up a tree, then out onto a branch. She wants the camera to stay at the cat's level the entire time. Which camera movement would best fit Veronica's scene?
A. Crane
B. Truck
C. Pan
D. Zoom
Chuck is filming a sprinter as she runs the length of a track. Which camera movement should he use to follow the sprinter from the sidelines without moving the physical location of the camera?
A. Crane
B. Dolly
C. Tilt
D. Pan
Anabella is using the mechanics of the camera's lens to make the subject appear closer. What camera movement is Anabella using?
A. Crane
B. Zoom
C. Dolly
D. Truck
Tuesday, February 26th
Aubrey is filming a conversation between a father and son. What shot should Aubrey use to make the son look smaller than the father?
A. Close-up shot
B. Low-angle shot
C. High-angle shot
D. Extreme wide shot
Carlos needs to make his subject appear taller and more powerful. Which shot should Carlos utilize?
A. Close-up shot
B. Low-angle shot
C. High-angle shot
D. Extreme wide shot
While reviewing her footage, Jazmin notices all of her scenes look too green. What did Jazmin likely forget to adjust before filming?
A. Focus
B. Iris
C. Zoom
D. White balance
Monday, February 25th
Samuel has finished filming and is ready to edit his footage. Which software is best used for editing video?
A. Adobe Audition
B. Adobe Flash
C. Adobe Premiere
D. Adobe Illustrator
Which shot is best used to set up a scene by showing the relationship between a subject and environment?
A. Close-up shot
B. Medium shot
C. Eye-level shot
D. Establishing shot
Rolando is framing the subject of his shot from the waist up while still showing the subject's environment. What shot is he using?
A. Close-up shot
B. Medium shot
C. Extreme wide shot
D. Extreme close-up shot
Thursday, February 21st
Mike adjusted the iris on his camera to allow more light to enter the lens to brighten up his recording. This is classified as opening up the:
A. aperture.
B. focus.
C. white balance.
D. viewfinder.
Maurice wants to capture the vast landscape of the Grand Canyon in his video project. In order to capture this scene, which type of camera composition would be best utilized?
A. Close-up shot
B. Extreme close-up shot
C. Extreme wide shot
D. Medium shot
Tim wants to record the intense look of the eyes of the quarterback in the huddle. Which type of camera composition should he use?
A. Wide shot
B. Extreme close-up shot
C. Extreme wide shot
D. Medium shot
Tuesday, February 19th
When a videographer mentally divides the frame into thirds both horizontally and vertically, which composition technique is being used?
A. Wide shot
B. Aspect ratio
C. Dollying
D. Rule of thirds
The opening scene of a news program needs to show the entire set and all of the anchors. Which composition technique will best accomplish this?
A. Low-angle shot
B. Medium shot
C. Wide shot
D. Close-up shot
Mallory is viewing some footage she recently shot with her video camera and notices that it appears dark. What did Mallory forget to adjust?
A. Frames per second
B. Focus
C. Iris
D. Aspect ratio
Thursday, February 14th
Which camera movement is utilized when pivoting vertically?
A. Pan
B. Scan
C. Tilt
D. Zoom
Which camera movement is performed by moving the camera to make something appear closer?
A. Dolly
B. Tilt
C. Truck
D. Zoom
Which camera movement is performed when the entire camera is moved from one side to the other side of the stage?
A. Dolly
B. Tilt
C. Truck
D. Zoom
Wednesday, February 13th
Lee wants to make his subject appear closer without physically moving the camera. Which camera technique should Lee use to change the position of his subject?
A. Dolly
B. Zoom
C. Truck
D. Pan
While filming a car chase Israel follows the car down the street by moving the location of the camera horizontally. What camera technique did Israel use to film the chase?
A. Dolly
B. Zoom
C. Pan
D. Truck
When recording video footage, the camera needs to move horizontally along side a building. What type of movement is this?
A. Dolly
B. Truck
C. Crane
D. Zoom
Tuesday, February 12th
Austin is starting his scene with a shot that sets up the context by showing the relationship between the subject and the environment. What type of shot is Austin utilizing?
A. Medium
B. Establishing
C. Close Up
D. High Angle
Akemi is shooting a scene where the subject needs to look weak and scared. What angle should Akemi use to amplify the character’s fear and small size?
A. High Angle
B. Eye Line Angle
C. Low Angle
D. Reverse Angle
When viewing her footage, Breanna notices her villain does not look powerful and intimidating like she wanted. What angle would have given Breanna the desired look?
A. High Angle
B. Eye Line Angle
C. Low Angle
D. Reverse Angle
Monday, February 11th
Katrina is placing background music under her voiceover in an advertisement. What editing technique should she use to slowly decrease the volume of the music at the end of the recording?
A. Trimming
B. Fading
C. Looping
D. Scrubbing
Katrina is placing background music under her voiceover in an advertisement. What editing technique should she use to remove part of the music at the end of the recording?
A. Trimming
B. Fading
C. Looping
D. Scrubbing
Katrina is placing background music under her voiceover in an advertisement. What editing technique should she use to have the music repeat over and over?
A. Trimming
B. Fading
C. Looping
D. Scrubbing
Thursday, February 7th
Shaun is starting a digital media project with a team and wants to make sure the process will be on time and efficient. What is the most important thing for him to create at the beginning to help with this process?
A. A color scheme
B. Active listening techniques
C. A project plan
D. A naming system
Jamaal is writing a script for his video. Which phase of the project plan is Jamaal in?
A. Defining
B. Planning
C. Doing
D. Reviewing
Jose's boss is monitoring his schedule and task completion. What phase of the project plan is Jose in?
A. Defining
B. Planning
C. Doing
D. Reviewing
Wednesday, February 6th
Alexis is currently saving and organizing her recorded videos. Which phase of production is she in?
A. Pre-Production
B. Production
C. Post-Production
D. Final Production
TJ is working with his client to determine the target audience of his project. Which phase of production is he in?
A. Pre-Production
B. Production
C. Post-Production
D. Final Production
Which is an example of interlaced scanning?
A. A TV image that does not flicker
B. An image that consists of quickly alternating images that appear as one
C. Images that start playing before downloading is complete
D. When a broadcast uses the correct broadcast system
Tuesday, February 5th
Which broadcasting system is primarily used by France?
A. SECAM
B. PAL
C. NSTC
D. CMYK
Kaitlyn notices that her new widescreen TV’s width to height is 16:9. What is this describing?
A. Scanning method
B. Resolution
C. Aspect ratio
D. Frame rate
Websites like YouTube start playing videos almost instantaneously when the play button is clicked. What technology makes this possible?
A. Exporting
B. Scanning
C. Refreshing
D. Streaming
Monday, February 4th
Steve captured moving images of a sporting event using an electronic device. What is this called?
A. Digital audio
B. Digital video
C. Photography
D. Typography
What is the television system used in the United States?
A. SECAM
B. CMYK
C. NTSC
D. PAL
What is the television system used across most of Europe?
A. SECAM
B. CMYK
C. NTSC
D. PAL
Thursday, January 31st
What recording format would allow the user to record a video signal in an uninterrupted, continuous flow?
A. Analog
B. Aspect ratio
C. Digital
D. Frame rate
What recording format would allow the user to record a video signal as individual pieces of data?
A. Analog
B. Aspect ratio
C. Digital
D. Frame rate
If you change a video's screen width or height, you have changed its:
A. Aspect ratio.
B. Frame rate.
C. Interlacing.
D. Broadcast system.
Wednesday, January 30th
Graham is optimizing the export of his video for his client. Which of the following does he not need to consider when exporting his file?
A. Primary use of the video
B. File size
C. Target audience
D. File format
Carlo has finished his final edit of a video and has confirmed the file format, codec, and file size requirements with his client. Effectively he has completed what?
A. Redesigned the video
B. Exported the video
C. Previewed the video
D. Optimized the video
Sarah is estimating the number of days and amount of time it will take to complete her senior graduation project to make sure her project is finished by the deadline. What stage of the project management cycle is Sarah in?
A. Defining
B. Planning
C. Doing
D. Reviewing
Tuesday, January 29th
For legal purposes Madelyn makes sure all the actors in the video sign a talent release form. In which stage of the video project would this step occur?
A. Pre-production
B. Production
C. Post-production
D. Proof preview
Jacob must sketch out a visual representation of each scene of his project before he begins shooting video. This step falls under which phase of the video project?
A. Pre-production
B. Production
C. Post-production
D. Proof preview
Sydney sketches out how each scene of her video project will look and where the camera will be placed for each shot. The process is described as:
A. distributing.
B. storyboarding.
C. transitioning.
D. visioning.
Monday, January 28th
When developing a script which of the following must the writer consider?
A. Performers
B. Camera
C. Music
D. Camera shots
Thomas is selecting the cables, microphones, and camera equipment he will need for his video project. Which phase of the video project does this step occur?
A. Pre-production
B. Production
C. Post-production
D. Proof preview
To assure that the video project will run more efficiently, Thomas creates a shot list for all the camera operators. In which stage of a video project would this occur?
A. Pre-production
B. Production
C. Post-production
D. Proof preview