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TV Production Basics

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






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






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






5. Pointing the camera down or up






6. Planning the project






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






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






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






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






11. The space between the top of a subjects head and the upper edge of the camera frame.






12. Pointing the camera down or up






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






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






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






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. 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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. creates great depth and interest






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. A method of representing video or audio signals using a 'wave' of continuously.






33. Interns - Cable Pullers - 2nd Assistant Directors






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






44. Over the shoulder






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Over the shoulder