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TV Production Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A person who sets mics in a studio or location setting and/ or operates the audio console.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Indicates that the camera is level






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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)






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






28. Over the shoulder






29. A person who oversees several production.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. With the advent of high- definition television - this term is used to refer to NTSC television and ATSC formats that have a 4:3 aspect ration.






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. Planning the project