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TV Production Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A television format with more lines of resolution and a wider aspect ratio than standard-definition NTSC television.






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






3. A person who oversees several production.






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






5. Planning the project






6. punched switcher






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






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






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






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






11. Makes sure camera match - lighting






12. The person who oversees the lighting of the set and makes lighting changes - if they are needed - during production.






13. Planning the project






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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)






21. 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.






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






23. in control room






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






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






26. A person who oversees several production.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. 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






38. Interns - Cable Pullers - 2nd Assistant Directors






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. people who deliver lines






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Interns - Cable Pullers - 2nd Assistant Directors