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TV Production Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Extreme close up- A very close shot of a person or object - used to intensify drama or show close detail.






2. Makes sure camera match - lighting






3. Sincerity - Organize--don't memorize cue cards - On camera clothing - Make-up and hair






4. The place in a studio complex where people who are about to appear on a TV show can wait.






5. Close up- A view of a subject from a relatively short distance. A close-up of a person - for instance - might include only the person's face.






6. A three legged camera mount - sometimes equipped with casters to facilitate camera movement.






7. The stage during which all the shooting for a program is undertaken.






8. A camera view of the subject from a relatively great distance - usually showing the subject in its entirety.






9. A person who sets mics in a studio or location setting and/ or operates the audio console.






10. Indicates that the camera is level






11. Automatic gain control. An internal control device - for either audio or video signals - that automatically increases or decreases the strength of the incoming sound of picture to maintain optimum strength.






12. 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.






13. The place in a studio complex where people who are about to appear on a TV show can wait.






14. To move the camera and its mount closer to or farther from the subject.






15. Additional framing space in a camera picture on the side toward which a subject is looking or moving






16. The area where all video signals are mixed. The director and technical director (and other crew members) control all program elements from this location.






17. A person who creates words - drawings and some visual effects that are incorporated with a production.






18. A device used to record video and audio information onto a magnetic tape. Stands for videotape recorder






19. A three legged camera mount - sometimes equipped with casters to facilitate camera movement.






20. Over the shoulder






21. 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.






22. A television format with more lines of resolution and a wider aspect ratio than standard-definition NTSC television.






23. Pointing the camera down or up






24. 1) To pivot the camera vertically by pointing the camera mounting head up or down. 2) the shot produced by tilting a camera.






25. A person who oversees several production.






26. punched switcher






27. 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.






28. small red indicators on a camera to let the talent and camera operator know that the camera is on the air or recording






29. Pointing the camera down or up






30. The person in charge of the creative aspects of a production and all the procedures that occur in the studio or field.






31. A television format with more lines of resolution and a wider aspect ratio than standard-definition NTSC television.






32. A camera mount - usually used in studio productions - that facilitates smooth movement of the camera across the studio floor and limited range of camera height adjustment.






33. 1) To pivot the camera vertically by pointing the camera mounting head up or down. 2) the shot produced by tilting a camera.






34. A person who deals with the look of sets and other artistic aspects of a television program.






35. 1) To turn a camera horizontally by rotating the camera mounting head. 2) The shot produced by panning a camera. 3) A rectangular floodlight






36. A camera view of the subject from a relatively great distance - usually showing the subject in its entirety.






37. Camera and video cable with a central insulted conducting wire and a concentrically arranged outer wire.






38. A series of digital television formats developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee.






39. The part of a tape recorder or player that pulls the tape through the machine at the proper speed.






40. helps with routine stuff - anything the director needs - timing of production






41. The ratio of the height of a television screen to its width.






42. people who deliver lines






43. The directors key assistant in charge of all production concerns on the floor. Example: communicate with talent






44. Interns - Cable Pullers - 2nd Assistant Directors






45. The person who assembles raw footage into a final program.






46. The period of time - after individual program segments have been produced and recorded - when elements of a program are assembled.






47. Program creation that takes place in a controlled environment meant for it - as opposed to production that takes place in the field






48. Close up- A view of a subject from a relatively short distance. A close-up of a person - for instance - might include only the person's face.






49. Planning the project






50. The person who determines the environment where the production takes place.