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TV Production Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Interns - Cable Pullers - 2nd Assistant Directors






2. Indicates that the camera is level






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






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






5. people who deliver lines






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






24. in control room






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






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






27. 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.






28. The area where all video signals are mixed. The director and technical director (and other crew members) control all program elements from this location.






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






30. 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.






31. Makes sure camera match - lighting






32. in control room






33. people who deliver lines






34. punched switcher






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






36. Interns - Cable Pullers - 2nd Assistant Directors






37. Makes sure camera match - lighting






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






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






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






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






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






43. Over the shoulder






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.