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TV Production Basics
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The person who frames the shots for a production. Must have knowledge of camera - lens - angles
The Studio
Tilt
Teleprompter Operartor
Camera Operators
2. A device used to record video and audio information onto a magnetic tape. Stands for videotape recorder
VTR
long lens
Coaxial Cable
The Studio
3. 1) A large camera mount with an extended boom arm for a camera and a seat for a camera operator - all placed on a large four-wheeled base. 2) To move the boom arm of a crane up and down.
crane
Stage Manager
Engineer
Horizon Line
4. To move the camera and its mount laterally to the right or left.
trucking
Long shot (head to toe)
Talent
Video Shader
5. With the advent of high- definition television - this term is used to refer to NTSC television and ATSC formats that have a 4:3 aspect ration.
Lead room
trucking
Standard Definition
Green Rooms
6. The stage during which all the shooting for a program is undertaken.
HD
Production
Performer Tips
Pre-production
7. combination of studio and field production. Sports - parades
VTR
Audio Operator (A1) (A2)
Studio Production
Remotes
8. A feature found on some zoom lenses that allows the operator to focus on objects very close to the lens.
Long shot (head to toe)
Set Production Designer
Macro focus
White Balance
9. The person who determines the environment where the production takes place.
Field Production
Set Production Designer
Performer Tips
Aspect Ratios
10. Planning the project
Pre-production
Audio Operator (A1) (A2)
Master Control
CU
11. The creator and originator of a television program - usually in charge of elements such as writing - music clearance - financial considerations - and hiring the director.
Producer
VTR
Medium Shot (head to toe)
Technical Director
12. people who deliver lines
Digital
Lens
Talent
Audio Operator (A1) (A2)
13. large room at least 20 feet by 30 feet without any posts obstructing its space. Best located on the ground floor. The space where all acting or performing takes place.
VTR
Field Production
The Studio
Producer
14. Over the shoulder
O/S
NTSC
White Balance
The Studio
15. small red indicators on a camera to let the talent and camera operator know that the camera is on the air or recording
Tripod
Art Director
Tally light
Firewire (IEE-1394)
16. Pointing the camera down or up
Control Room
Angle of Elevation
Teleprompter Operartor
Studio Production
17. A digital interface that allows the simultaneous transfer of audio and video information.
trucking
Firewire (IEE-1394)
crane
Editor
18. A three legged camera mount - sometimes equipped with casters to facilitate camera movement.
Grunts
Tripod
Teleprompter Operartor
Macro focus
19. helps with routine stuff - anything the director needs - timing of production
Associate Director
O/S
Firewire (IEE-1394)
Teleprompter Operartor
20. Sincerity - Organize--don't memorize cue cards - On camera clothing - Make-up and hair
Performer Tips
Horizon Line
Director
Rule of thirds
21. small red indicators on a camera to let the talent and camera operator know that the camera is on the air or recording
Tally light
Iris
Field Production
Pre-production
22. A principle of composition that divides the TV screen into thirds - horizontally and vertically and places objects of interest at the points where the lines intersect.
Control Room
dolly
NTSC
Rule of thirds
23. The person who oversees the lighting of the set and makes lighting changes - if they are needed - during production.
Lighting Director
HD
Servo
VTR
24. A person who creates words - drawings and some visual effects that are incorporated with a production.
AGC
Technical Director
Camera Operators
Graphics Operator
25. An electronic adjustment of a camera to compensate for differences in color temperatures so that a pure white object will appear on-screen as pure white.
The Studio
Pre-production
White Balance
Tally light
26. The person who determines the environment where the production takes place.
NTSC
Set Production Designer
Analog
Green Rooms
27. The part of a tape recorder or player that pulls the tape through the machine at the proper speed.
O/S
Servo
Lens
Iris
28. To move the camera and its mount closer to or farther from the subject.
Art Director
Associate Director
Tilt
dolly
29. Makes sure camera match - lighting
dolly
Video Shader
Master Control
Control Room
30. Pointing the camera down or up
trucking
Lighting Director
Angle of Elevation
Medium Shot (head to toe)
31. To move the camera and its mount laterally to the right or left.
ECU
Servo
Firewire (IEE-1394)
trucking
32. Additional framing space in a camera picture on the side toward which a subject is looking or moving
Tilt
dolly
Lead room
Control Room
33. The primary engineering control center where all video and audio signals are ultimately channeled; program input - camera controls and transmitter distribution often are handled from this location.
O/S
Master Control
ECU
Grunts
34. Camcorder is essential because this is when you are filming outdoors or not in a studio. 'real world' shooting
Technical Director
Field Production
Director
Set Production Designer
35. The primary engineering control center where all video and audio signals are ultimately channeled; program input - camera controls and transmitter distribution often are handled from this location.
Production
Horizon Line
Master Control
long lens
36. creates great depth and interest
Analog
Video Shader
Tilt
Foreground
37. Extreme close up- A very close shot of a person or object - used to intensify drama or show close detail.
ECU
VTR
dolly
Engineer
38. focual length determines how wide or narrow the viewing range (field of view) is. The longer the lens the more narrow the field of view - shorter lens gives wider shots
Remotes
Pedestal mount
Angle of Elevation
Lens
39. A method of representing video or audio signals that uses discrete 'on' and 'off' pulses. The value of a digital signal at any point can be either 'off'(0) or 'on'(1)
Firewire (IEE-1394)
Pan
Digital
Rule of thirds
40. A person who sets mics in a studio or location setting and/ or operates the audio console.
Digital
Executive Producer
Lighting Director
Audio Operator (A1) (A2)
41. Indicates that the camera is level
Tally light
Teleprompter Operartor
The Studio
Horizon Line
42. The place in a studio complex where people who are about to appear on a TV show can wait.
Green Rooms
Lighting Director
White Balance
Lighting Director
43. ...
How to focus a camera like a pro
dolly
Engineer
Angle of Elevation
44. The area where all video signals are mixed. The director and technical director (and other crew members) control all program elements from this location.
Coaxial Cable
Control Room
Grunts
Performer Tips
45. The person in charge of the creative aspects of a production and all the procedures that occur in the studio or field.
Talent
Lens
Director
Long shot (head to toe)
46. A camera view of the subject from a relatively great distance usually showing the subject in its entirety.
Analog
Studio Production
Tripod
long lens
47. A television format with more lines of resolution and a wider aspect ratio than standard-definition NTSC television.
Field Production
Art Director
HD
Production
48. A method of representing video or audio signals using a 'wave' of continuously.
CU
Pre-production
Analog
Interruptible Feedback
49. The person in charge of the creative aspects of a production and all the procedures that occur in the studio or field.
The Studio
Director
Coaxial Cable
Analog
50. The directors key assistant in charge of all production concerns on the floor. Example: communicate with talent
Stage Manager
Audio Operator (A1) (A2)
Performer Tips
Firewire (IEE-1394)