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Video Production Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To seperate program information from station ID's and commercial we should prob use ____.






2. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






3. When uploading your prompter file you will be prompted to save the file you deleted (the blank script). Do you click yes or no?






4. When voice levels are peaked at 0db on an analog VU meter music should peak no higher than ____ when intended to be heard.






5. On the Chyron CG screen a transparent backround is shown as____






6. On the Chyron CG screen a transparent backround is shown as____






7. Responsible for conceiving - designing - and organizing the scenic treatment for a production






8. A TV picture which is washed out with no distinct black result from the ______ being to high






9. TV is linear service which is broadcasting of a program where the network or station decides when the program will show. Non-linear service is making programs available for on-demand service






10. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






11. Black level is normally set at ____ IEEE units for analog video






12. When tone is set at 0VU on the master analog audio board - the audio record levels should be set at ______VU.






13. The crew member most responsible for timing the shows is the _____.






14. Selects - compiles - and cuts video and audio to produce programs






15. The VCR operator should call out 'speed' when the ____ indicator light remains on.






16. When one camera is used to cut a hole in another camera picture to insert lettering the process is called ____.






17. The most common type of lamp used in the TV studio lights is ____.






18. On the Grass Valley Kayak switcher the down stream keyer always keys over the _______ bus.






19. TV is linear service which is broadcasting of a program where the network or station decides when the program will show. Non-linear service is making programs available for on-demand service






20. The agency which sets industry standards for broadcasting TV equipment in the U.S is the_______.






21. Camera is the 'eye' This is the objective role or the camera can be used in a subjective role. Camera represents the talent's point of view

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22. All camera movements are designed by direction of movements of the ____.






23. The control usually used to adjust white levels is the____.






24. The average color temperature of sunlight on a clear day is ____ ______ calvin.






25. Black level is normally set at ____ IEEE units for analog video






26. The best instrument to use for a TV key light is a(n) _____ light.






27. Director's primary representative and contact when the director isn't on the set or in the studio.






28. What kind of control panel is on the right side of the Chyron






29. The floor manager holds his/her arm in a T shape to indicate __ seconds remaining.






30. When saving a CG make sure that 2D is selected in the ____ _____ of the Properties window.






31. We encode color infor in video by munipulating _____.






32. The member of the production team mainly responsible for aesthetic matters is the______.






33. Responsible for writing the script






34. Video tape formats that record the luminance and chroma information at seperate locations are called ______ formats.






35. Responsible for assisting the director






36. Each scene or act is shot - corrected - and polished one at a time






37. When saving a CG make sure that 2D is selected in the ____ _____ of the Properties window.






38. In order to create text to be rolled or crawled - the ___________button must be clicked BEFORE the text is created.-






39. Video tape formats that record the luminance and chroma information at seperate locations are called ______ formats.






40. When voice levels are peaked at 0db on an analog VU meter music should peak no higher than ____ when intended to be heard.






41. Some directors imagine that they are using their cameras to show their audience 'things as they are'






42. Responsible for designing and implementing the graphics for the production






43. When we frame much tighter than head and shoulders this shot is an ____






44. The inverse square law would suggest that ______ the ____ is the most efficient method of making a mahor change in light intensity






45. Generally responsible for a specific production. Usually concerned with the business organization - budget - choice of staff and crew.






46. Set lights should always be hung with the lamp at the ___ of the instrument.






47. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






48. The set unit commonly used to represent a wall is called a____.






49. A horizontal row of buttons on a video switcher is called a ____.






50. Responsible for assisting the producer