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TV Production Basics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 area where all video signals are mixed. The director and technical director (and other crew members) control all program elements from this location.
Tilt
Control Room
HDTV
Post-Production
2. The creator and originator of a television program - usually in charge of elements such as writing - music clearance - financial considerations - and hiring the director.
Analog
Digital
NTSC
Producer
3. A television format with more lines of resolution and a wider aspect ratio than standard-definition NTSC television.
Digital
Audio Operator (A1) (A2)
dolly
HDTV
4. The person who frames the shots for a production. Must have knowledge of camera - lens - angles
CU
Coaxial Cable
Video Shader
Camera Operators
5. A view of the subject from a comfortable distance between a wide shot and close-up.
Foreground
Medium Shot (head to toe)
trucking
Pedestal mount
6. creates great depth and interest
Foreground
Technical Director
O/S
Rule of thirds
7. The ratio of the height of a television screen to its width.
The Studio
Foreground
Aspect Ratios
Pre-production
8. A television format with more lines of resolution and a wider aspect ratio than standard-definition NTSC television.
HD
Studio Production
long lens
Lens
9. in control room
Medium Shot (head to toe)
Long shot (head to toe)
Headroom
Engineer
10. The stage during which all the shooting for a program is undertaken.
Producer
dolly
O/S
Production
11. To move the camera and its mount laterally to the right or left.
trucking
Aspect Ratios
Grunts
The Studio
12. A digital interface that allows the simultaneous transfer of audio and video information.
Tally light
Tilt
Lead room
Firewire (IEE-1394)
13. The person who oversees the lighting of the set and makes lighting changes - if they are needed - during production.
O/S
HD
Lighting Director
Associate Director
14. Over the shoulder
O/S
long lens
Horizon Line
Studio Production
15. 1) To pivot the camera vertically by pointing the camera mounting head up or down. 2) the shot produced by tilting a camera.
Post-Production
Technical Director
Tilt
Audio Operator (A1) (A2)
16. A digital interface that allows the simultaneous transfer of audio and video information.
Firewire (IEE-1394)
Teleprompter Operartor
O/S
Video Shader
17. Extreme close up- A very close shot of a person or object - used to intensify drama or show close detail.
Tripod
Technical Director
ECU
Angle of Elevation
18. 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.
White Balance
NTSC
AGC
Long shot (head to toe)
19. To move the camera and its mount closer to or farther from the subject.
Macro focus
Video Shader
Grunts
dolly
20. Planning the project
Pre-production
Post-Production
Audio Operator (A1) (A2)
Studio Production
21. 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.
Executive Producer
Macro focus
Horizon Line
AGC
22. The person in charge of the creative aspects of a production and all the procedures that occur in the studio or field.
Rack focus
Executive Producer
Digital
Director
23. The place in a studio complex where people who are about to appear on a TV show can wait.
dolly
Post-Production
Green Rooms
Pre-production
24. 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.
Servo
Servo
crane
Stage Manager
25. 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.
Rule of thirds
Engineer
long lens
Headroom
26. 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)
Teleprompter Operartor
Digital
Iris
Coaxial Cable
27. The space between the top of a subjects head and the upper edge of the camera frame.
The Studio
Headroom
Rack focus
Video Shader
28. 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.
The Studio
ECU
How to focus a camera like a pro
Executive Producer
29. 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.
How to focus a camera like a pro
Foreground
Pedestal mount
Foreground
30. ...
Iris
Interruptible Feedback
How to focus a camera like a pro
long lens
31. A person who sets mics in a studio or location setting and/ or operates the audio console.
Green Rooms
Technical Director
Standard Definition
Audio Operator (A1) (A2)
32. Over the shoulder
Art Director
Field Production
Analog
O/S
33. Indicates that the camera is level
Director
Video Shader
Horizon Line
Camera Operators
34. Indicates that the camera is level
CU
Lead room
Long shot (head to toe)
Horizon Line
35. Camera and video cable with a central insulted conducting wire and a concentrically arranged outer wire.
Angle of Elevation
VTR
Horizon Line
Coaxial Cable
36. An audio setup that allows the talent - wearing a small earpiece - to hear program audio or receive instruction from the director or someone.
Interruptible Feedback
The Studio
HDTV
Performer Tips
37. The person who determines the environment where the production takes place.
Audio Operator (A1) (A2)
Rack focus
Set Production Designer
Video Shader
38. The stage during which all the shooting for a program is undertaken.
long lens
Post-Production
CU
Production
39. Makes sure camera match - lighting
Video Shader
dolly
Tilt
Performer Tips
40. The part of a tape recorder or player that pulls the tape through the machine at the proper speed.
Performer Tips
Servo
Audio Operator (A1) (A2)
Video Shader
41. 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.
Rack focus
Lighting Director
Field Production
CU
42. helps with routine stuff - anything the director needs - timing of production
The Studio
long lens
Associate Director
Video Shader
43. The place in a studio complex where people who are about to appear on a TV show can wait.
Green Rooms
Studio Production
Lead room
How to focus a camera like a pro
44. A television format with more lines of resolution and a wider aspect ratio than standard-definition NTSC television.
Lens
Firewire (IEE-1394)
Medium Shot (head to toe)
HDTV
45. A camera shot that starts with one object in focus - then changes to focus on another object.
crane
Rack focus
Lens
Interruptible Feedback
46. The person who makes sure the script is appearing on the right part of the prompter screen so the talent can read it properly.
Engineer
Teleprompter Operartor
Long shot (head to toe)
Lens
47. 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.
Audio Operator (A1) (A2)
Foreground
Master Control
Tilt
48. punched switcher
Lead room
Interruptible Feedback
Technical Director
Rule of thirds
49. The original television standard approved in the United States in the 1940s. The letter stand for National Television System Committee.
HD
Horizon Line
NTSC
Interruptible Feedback
50. A device used to record video and audio information onto a magnetic tape. Stands for videotape recorder
Video Shader
Engineer
VTR
Headroom