1. Which organization published model contract language specifically addressing AI use that freelance voice actors can request be included in new contracts?
Correct. NAVA published model contract language specifically for AI use, providing freelance voice actors — who are not covered by the SAG-AFTRA agreement — a tool to negotiate protections in individual contracts.
NAVA — the National Association of Voice Actors — published model contract language for AI use. SAG-AFTRA's 2023 agreement covers its members, but many voice actors work non-union; NAVA's model language addresses that gap.
2. In Punchdrunk's Sleep No More, how does the audio system respond to audience density in a zone?
Correct. The inverse response — quieter as more people enter — preserves the intimate atmosphere the production design requires.
Sleep No More's system gets quieter with more occupants — an inverse response that maintains the intimate, unsettling atmosphere of the production.
3. What practical application did the Royal Exchange Theatre use AI for in relation to BSL interpreters?
Correct. The Royal Exchange used AI to analyze scripts and generate vocabulary glossaries for BSL interpreters, saving approximately three hours of preparation per production and improving confidence with technical language.
Not quite. The Royal Exchange's AI tool analyzed scripts to create preparation glossaries — specialized vocabulary, proper nouns, idioms — saving interpreters approximately three hours of preparation per production.
4. The American Federation of Musicians reported that live pit orchestras for touring Broadway had declined by what percentage over the decade to 2023?
Correct. 23% — a trend originating with pre-recorded virtual orchestras now accelerating with AI composition tools like AIVA and Soundraw.
Incorrect. The figure was 23%, reflecting a decade-long trend that started with pre-recorded tracks and is accelerating as AI lowers music production costs.
5. What specific element of the NTS production of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart caused the biggest drop in AI captioning accuracy?
Correct. The Ai-Media LEXI system dropped from ~95% to ~78% accuracy specifically on sung text and Scottish dialectal speech — the artistically central elements of the folk-music-infused production.
Not quite. The accuracy drop was specifically on sung text and Scottish dialectal speech — from ~95% on standard dialogue to ~78% — which were exactly the most artistically significant passages.
6. What does optical motion capture use to track joint positions?
Correct. Optical mocap uses infrared cameras to triangulate the 3D positions of reflective markers placed at key joints.
Optical mocap uses infrared cameras to triangulate reflective markers at high sample rates — not ultrasound, electromagnetic, or audio sensors.
7. What is "human-supervised AI captioning" and what word error rate did the Deafblind UK/Stagetext study find it achieved?
Correct. Human-supervised AI captioning has an operator monitor ASR output and correct errors via override keyboard in real time, achieving 2–4% WER — near the quality of fully manual captioning with less training required.
Not quite. Human-supervised AI captioning uses a trained operator to monitor and correct ASR output in real time, achieving 2–4% WER according to the Deafblind UK/Stagetext study.
8. What approach do AES and SMPTE working groups favour for crediting AI contributions in audio production?
Correct. Transparent disclosure is the emerging consensus — audiences and collaborators deserve to know where AI contributed.
AES/SMPTE favour a disclosure model — transparency about AI contributions without prescribing specific ownership or prohibition rules.
9. What key advantage do AI venue navigation systems offer over traditional accessibility resources like staff assistance?
Correct. AI navigation systems deliver detailed, personalized information privately through a personal device — removing the stigma and social barrier of having to self-identify as needing help to a staff member.
Not quite. The key advantage is privacy: AI navigation provides personalized information through a personal device without requiring the user to disclose a disability need to staff — removing stigma from access-seeking.
10. The WGA 2023 strike agreement with studios included which AI-related provision?
Correct. The WGA agreement established the first major US labour protections for writers against AI displacement, setting precedent for other creative industries.
Incorrect. The WGA agreement restricted AI from writing or rewriting material, required disclosure of AI content provided to writers, and barred AI output from counting as professional writing samples.
11. Andy Serkis's performance as Gollum prompted recurring awards campaigns. What was the Academy's historical position on nominating mocap performances?
Correct. The AMPAS position was that the performance could not be cleanly separated from the visual effects work, making nomination under existing acting categories impossible.
The Academy's position was that the mocap performance was too entangled with visual effects work to be evaluated as a standalone acting performance under its rules.
12. In Hamilton's Broadway production, what does the timecode-driven automation primarily manage?
Automation manages predictable elements (orchestra balance, click distribution) while engineers retain override authority for the unpredictable.
13. What outcome did the 2023 West End AI music dispute reach between a producer and the Musicians' Union?
Correct. The hybrid compromise — three live musicians plus AI elements — reflected the genuine economic pressures on both sides.
The outcome was a negotiated hybrid: three live musicians were retained while AI-assisted elements covered other parts. Neither side got everything it wanted.
14. Inertial mocap suits produce which type of data, as distinct from optical mocap?
Correct. Inertial mocap suits use accelerometers and gyroscopes to measure joint angles — a different representation from the positional coordinates of optical systems.
Inertial mocap measures joint angles via accelerometers and gyroscopes — not world-space positions, biometrics, or thermal data.
15. Annie Dorsen's Hello Hi There (2010) staged:
Correct. Hello Hi There staged a conversation between two chatbot systems for live audiences — one of the earliest documented examples of generative text in performance.
Hello Hi There staged two chatbot systems in conversation with each other — a pioneering work in what Dorsen calls "algorithmic theatre."
16. Augusto Boal's concept of "spect-actor" (Theatre of the Oppressed) is conceptually significant for AI-interactive theatre because it:
Correct. Boal's spect-actor established the key conceptual precedent — audiences who actively shape rather than passively observe — that AI-interactive theatre extends through generative rather than simply selective interactivity.
Incorrect. The spect-actor concept established the crucial precedent of active audience shaping of performance — which AI-interactive theatre extends and technologizes.
17. What core theatrical problem does generative audio solve compared to fixed recordings?
Correct. A scene that runs longer than expected doesn't leave the sound designer with a loop or an awkward silence — generative audio adapts.
Generative audio's core advantage is timing flexibility — it can match variable scene duration rather than forcing performers to match a fixed recording.
18. What did the UCL research prototype for deaf-blind audience navigation use to convey directional information?
Correct. UCL's 2022 prototype used a haptic wristband translating AI navigation instructions into vibrational patterns — left, right, stop, alert — tested at the Southbank Centre, where participants reported significantly reduced navigation anxiety.
Not quite. UCL's prototype used a haptic navigation wristband that translated directional AI instructions into vibrational patterns, tested at the Southbank Centre with deaf-blind participants reporting reduced navigation anxiety.
19. California's Astaire Celebrity Rights Act extends right-of-publicity protections to deceased persons for how long after death?
Correct. California Civil Code Section 3344.1 extends right-of-publicity protections for 70 years after the person's death — one of the most protective statutes in the world.
California's Astaire Celebrity Rights Act provides 70 years of posthumous protection, among the longest in any jurisdiction.
20. The 2023 SAG-AFTRA settlement established which new requirement regarding AI digital replicas of background actors?
Correct. The settlement established that AI replicas of background actors require compensation equivalent to the working days generated by the replica — closing the one-time-scan-unlimited-use loophole the studios had proposed.
Incorrect. The settlement requires compensation equivalent to working days generated by the replica — rejecting the one-time scanning fee model the studios had initially proposed.