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TV Production Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. Interns - Cable Pullers - 2nd Assistant Directors






4. creates great depth and interest






5. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. ...






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






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






16. A camera shot that starts with one object in focus - then changes to focus on another object.






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. in control room






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






24. Pointing the camera down or up






25. Planning the project






26. 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.






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






28. Indicates that the camera is level






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






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






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






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






33. A view of the subject from a comfortable distance between a wide shot and close-up.






34. punched switcher






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






36. 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.






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






38. A feature found on some zoom lenses that allows the operator to focus on objects very close to the lens.






39. creates great depth and interest






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






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






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






43. A camera shot that starts with one object in focus - then changes to focus on another object.






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. punched switcher