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Creative iMedia · R093 TA1

R093 TA1: Job Roles and Working in the Industry

Section A: 10 multiple choice questions, 10 marks. Section B: 4 written questions, 18 marks. Total 28 marks.

Name

Class

Date

Mark  / 28

Section A

Circle the letter of the correct answer. One mark each.

  1. 1Who is responsible for the budget and schedule of a production?1
    1. AThe producer
    2. BThe client
    3. CThe director
    4. DThe editor
  2. 2At which stage does a storyboard artist work?1
    1. AProduction
    2. BDistribution
    3. CPost-production
    4. DPre-production
  3. 3A freelancer is ill for a week. What happens to their pay?1
    1. AThey receive sick pay
    2. BThey are paid as normal
    3. CTheir client pays half
    4. DThey are not paid
  4. 4Who makes the creative decisions about how a scene should look and be performed?1
    1. AThe project manager
    2. BThe producer
    3. CThe director
    4. DThe camera operator
  5. 5Which role would add explosions and composite a background into live footage?1
    1. AColourist
    2. BVFX artist
    3. CSound editor
    4. DAnimator
  6. 6Why is freelancing so common in the media industry?1
    1. AWork is project based, so teams are needed only for a period
    2. BFreelancers are always cheaper
    3. CThere are no permanent roles in media
    4. DCompanies are not allowed to employ people permanently
  7. 7Which role finds faults in a game before release?1
    1. AConcept artist
    2. BProducer
    3. CQuality assurance tester
    4. DGames developer
  8. 8A contract runs for the eight weeks of one production and then ends. What type is it?1
    1. AFreelance
    2. BPart time
    3. CFixed term
    4. DPermanent
  9. 9Which of these is a pre-production role?1
    1. AConcept artist
    2. BSound editor
    3. CColourist
    4. DVideo editor
  10. 10What does a colourist do?1
    1. AChooses the colours for a logo
    2. BGrades footage so colour is consistent and intentional
    3. CPaints backgrounds for animation
    4. DDecides the colour mode for printing

Section B

Answer in the space provided. The number of marks tells you how many separate points to make.

  1. 1IdentifyIdentify two job roles involved in the pre-production stage and describe the responsibility of each.4
  2. 2ExplainExplain the difference between the role of the producer and the role of the director.4
  3. 3ExplainExplain two disadvantages of working as a freelancer in the media industry.4
  4. 4JustifyA small studio has been commissioned to produce a two minute promotional video for a local theatre. Identify three job roles the studio will need and justify why each is required.6

Mark scheme

Section A

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Section B

1 Identify two job roles involved in the pre-production stage and describe the responsibility of each. 4

One mark for each of the following, to a maximum of 4.

  • A genuine pre-production role is named
  • Its responsibility is described, not just restated
  • A second, different pre-production role is named
  • The second responsibility is described

Model answer. A scriptwriter is responsible for writing the script, including the dialogue and the scene descriptions the crew will work from. A storyboard artist is responsible for drawing the planned shots in sequence, so that the director, camera operator and editor can all see the intended framing and order before anything is filmed.

2 Explain the difference between the role of the producer and the role of the director. 4

One mark for each of the following, to a maximum of 4.

  • The producer's area is identified as the project rather than the content
  • An example of a producer decision
  • The director's area is identified as creative
  • An example of a director decision

Model answer. The producer is responsible for the project rather than its content: they secure and control the budget, build the schedule, hire the crew and are accountable for delivering on time. The director is responsible for the creative decisions: how the product looks and sounds, how performers play a scene and what each shot contains. In short, the producer decides what is possible and the director decides what it will be.

3 Explain two disadvantages of working as a freelancer in the media industry. 4

One mark for each of the following, to a maximum of 4.

  • One genuine disadvantage is identified
  • It is explained rather than stated
  • A second, different disadvantage
  • The second is explained

Model answer. One disadvantage is that there is no holiday or sick pay, so any time a freelancer is not working is time they earn nothing, and an illness during a contracted shoot can cost them the fee entirely. A second is that they must constantly find their own work, which means unpaid time spent pitching and networking between jobs, and income that varies sharply from month to month even when the annual total is good.

4 A small studio has been commissioned to produce a two minute promotional video for a local theatre. Identify three job roles the studio will need and justify why each is required. 6

One mark for each of the following, to a maximum of 6.

  • A role appropriate to the product is named
  • A justification tied to this product rather than generic
  • A second appropriate role
  • A justification for the second
  • A third appropriate role
  • A justification for the third

Model answer. A scriptwriter is required to turn the theatre's brief into a two minute structure with a voiceover, because at that length every line has to earn its place and that cannot be improvised on the day. A camera operator is required to capture the footage of performances and the building to the framing the director wants, because the quality of the original capture limits everything that can be done later. A video editor is required to assemble the footage, cut it to two minutes and lay the voiceover and music against it, because the pace of a promotional video is created in the edit rather than on the shoot.