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TV Production Basics

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1. punched switcher






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






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






4. A person who oversees several production.






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Camcorder is essential because this is when you are filming outdoors or not in a studio. 'real world' shooting






10. 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.






11. To move the camera and its mount laterally to the right or left.






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






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






14. The original television standard approved in the United States in the 1940s. The letter stand for National Television System Committee.






15. An audio setup that allows the talent - wearing a small earpiece - to hear program audio or receive instruction from the director or someone.






16. 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.






17. The person who makes sure the script is appearing on the right part of the prompter screen so the talent can read it properly.






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






19. 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.






20. combination of studio and field production. Sports - parades






21. Interns - Cable Pullers - 2nd Assistant Directors






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






23. combination of studio and field production. Sports - parades






24. Extreme close up- A very close shot of a person or object - used to intensify drama or show close detail.






25. Pointing the camera down or up






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






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






28. ...






29. Indicates that the camera is level






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






31. people who deliver lines






32. Interns - Cable Pullers - 2nd Assistant Directors






33. 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.






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






35. The part of the lens that allows light to pass through.






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






37. 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.






38. Over the shoulder






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)






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






41. Camcorder is essential because this is when you are filming outdoors or not in a studio. 'real world' shooting






42. To move the camera and its mount laterally to the right or left.






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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