The final examination will be an in-class, written assessment of material covered throughout the semester. The goal will be to demonstrate that you have mastered the concepts and terminology presented in class and in our textbooks.
Although your answers should draw on what you have learned throughout the semester, the exam will focus on the chapters and material that we covered after the first exam.
Most of the exam's questions will ask you to identify important concepts and terms. Study tip: students have done well in the past by creating flash cards for each term.
Exam Format
You will be asked to define the term and discuss its role in the creation and/or business of video production. Your definition should be 2-4 detailed sentences that use (when possible) other key terms. For example, here are good and bad answers for the term "VJ":
- Good answer (full points):
- VJ: Whittaker notes that the VJ, or Video Journalist, is an emerging trend in broadcast news, as stations cut costs and as recording equipment becomes cheaper, lighter in weight, and more automated. The VJ is a one-person news gatherer who is assigned to write, report, shoot, and edit stories.
- Bad answer (zero points):
- VJ: A Video Journalist.
Final Cut Express
- Sequence
- Bin
- Browser
- Viewer
- Canvas
- Timeline
- Snapping
- Linking
Whittaker modules 63-64 and 68-70
See the separate study guide for the terms and concepts from Whittaker.
Hewitt and Vazquez chapter 10
- Glossary terms, p. 161
- Captioning, keywords, and search engines
- Small-screen aesthetics
Hewitt and Vazquez chapter 12
- Glossary terms, p. 185
- Dramatic arc
- Scripts for the ear
- Adding information to non-narrated docs
Hewitt and Vazquez chapter 13
- Glossary terms, p. 201
- Logs
- Naming bins and clips
- Prequels
Hewitt and Vazquez chapter 14
- Glossary terms, p. 220
- Press kits
- Web sites
- Rights
- Festivals and Markets
- Broadcast and Eductional markets