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TV Production Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The stage during which all the shooting for a program is undertaken.






2. creates great depth and interest






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






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






5. in control room






6. 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.






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






8. 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






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






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






11. The person who frames the shots for a production. Must have knowledge of camera - lens - angles






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






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






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






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






16. people who deliver lines






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Interns - Cable Pullers - 2nd Assistant Directors






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. in control room






30. Makes sure camera match - lighting






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






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






33. 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.






34. A person who oversees several production.






35. creates great depth and interest






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. ...






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. A digital interface that allows the simultaneous transfer of audio and video information.






48. 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.






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






50. 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.