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






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






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






4. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






6. When uploading a document for Win Que where should you put the file at?






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






8. Come in all sizes. Can consist of one person with a camera or network dramatic need a lot of people






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






10. Responsible for assisting the producer






11. A related shot used to cover mismatched shots in a singe camera production is called a ______.






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






13. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






15. The most common type of microphone used as a professional lavalier is the________.






16. The area of the directors screen that can be counted on to be seen by the home viewer is called the_____.






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






18. Responsible for assisting the director






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






20. To send your message to the switcher - click on the_____ button at the top of the screen.






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






22. The additive color mixing - the primary colors are ____ -____ - and _____.






23. Responsible for assisting the director






24. Responsible for the sound balance as well as the technical and artistic quality of the program sound






25. Responsible for assisting the camera operator in setting up the camera.






26. The triggers for the Kayak Valley are ______ -_____ -_____ -and_____.






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






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






29. The axis extending straight out from the camera lens is called the _ axis






30. Generally sits next to the director in the control room and is responsible for operating the television production switcher.






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






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






33. 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






34. The instrument which provides an objective measure of the luminance in a TV picture is the_______.






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






36. Responsible for assisting the producer






37. A series of shots that can stand alone is called a_____.






38. Shows the scene from various viewpoints and begin to feel a sense of space as we build up a mental image of a situation although the camera is only showing us a small section of the scene in each shot






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






40. The shot which includes a person from head to foot is abbreviated as ___






41. A related shot used to cover mismatched shots in a singe camera production is called a ______.






42. Shows the scene from various viewpoints and begin to feel a sense of space as we build up a mental image of a situation although the camera is only showing us a small section of the scene in each shot






43. To seperate program information from station ID's and commercial we should prob use ____.






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






45. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






46. In most cases the studio technician takes his/her cues from the _____ ________.






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






48. The area of the directors screen that can be counted on to be seen by the home viewer is called the_____.






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






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