Specific Competencies and Skills Tested in this Assessment:
Photography
- Operate an SLR (single lens reflex) still camera and peripherals (traditional and/or digital)
- Produce finished prints
- Control lighting, exposure, and composition
- Select and use correct film, film speed, and/or megapixel resolution (shutter and aperture)
Computer Based Technology
- Identify and operate computer and related peripheral devices
- Create and manipulate sound and images with application software
- Prepare images for appropriate output
- Identify various media options (e.g., slides, .jpg, .tif, .wmv, etc.)
- Use basic software applications (e.g., word processing, database, spreadsheet, presentation, etc.)
Audio and Video Production
- Operate video camera, camcorder, and peripheral equipment
- Select, set up, and operate sound reinforcement equipment, including microphones
- Edit video clips
- Write the script
- Identify and incorporate sound and special effects
- Record and mix audio
- Engineer audio and video
- Select, cast, and direct talent
- Light, direct, and produce the final project
Creative Development
- Determine client objectives
- Develop creative outline
- Present and select media options
- Create and present the storyboard and script
- Develop, present, and evaluate a proposal/project
Visual Design
- Apply principles and elements of design
- Select and design for a specific media
- Apply principles of animation
Project Management
- Develop and efficiently utilize production schedules and personnel
- Prepare and manage the production budget and resources
- Communicate effectively with client and production team
- Maintain quality control
- Follow copyright, licensing, and broadcast laws
Equipment Operation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
- Identify and safely use basic hand tools
- Follow safety guidelines for personnel and equipment operation
- Perform preventive maintenance and troubleshooting
- Install and upgrade computer software
- Perform hardware upgrades to computer equipment
- Interpret equipment specifications
Network Technology
- Utilize network technology, web browsers, and network tools
- Effectively utilize search engines
- Identify uses of network protocols related to audio/visual transmission
- Plan and create a web page incorporating hypertext links and URLs
Related Information
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts of digital television, video, and audio
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts of web, video, and audio conferencing
Written Assessment:
Administration Time: 3 hours
Number of Questions: 177
Areas Covered:
Photography: 10%
Computer Based Technology: 12%
Audio and Video Production: 28%
Creative Development: 8%
Visual Design: 8%
Project Management:13%
Equipment Operation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting: 11%
Network Technology: 8%
Related Information: 2%
Sample Questions:
The term “rule of thirds” applies to
- F-stops
- composition
- using a tripod
- bracketing exposure
Physical computer equipment is called
- software
- hardware
- input-output
- storage
In a video script, the camera shots are
- in italics and single spaced
- capitalized and single spaced
- lower case and double spaced
- in italics and double spaced
A demo reel can be very effective when it
- contains several special effects
- only showcases content produced for high-profile clients
- contains programs produced for other clients in similar business
- uses more than one narrator
Any web page should be optimized to open quickly
- on any type of connection
- only on a high-speed connection
- showing animated graphics
- playing a continuous audio track
Software would be used to compress an audio file when
- the audio file is distributed for the web
- the audio file is being transferred to another CD
- 100 percent of the fidelity of the original recording is needed
- the audio file is being backed up to another hard drive
The term kerning refers to the amount of space between
- letters
- words
- lines
- paragraphs
Performance Assessment:
Administration Time: 3 hours
Number of Jobs: 3
Areas Covered:
34% Audio-Visual Editing
Participant will import footage to editing software, export it as a QuickTime® movie, and edit the scene correctly.
33% Videography
Participant will prepare a master tape, set up the video equipment properly, and shoot a video according to the criteria.
33% Engineering and Troubleshooting
Participant will check the cable for continuity, measure AC line voltage, set up monitor and connect power and cables, and adjust the monitor controls.
Sample Job: Engineering and Troubleshooting
Maximum Time: 30 minutes
Participant Activity: The participant is to demonstrate how to check the cable for continuity, measure AC line voltage using a test meter, set up monitor for optimum viewing, connecting power and signal source cables, and using a signal generator or a test tape, adjust the controls to produce the most accurate image possible.