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






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






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






5. Using the script format - dialog should always be ____/_____ case.






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






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






8. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






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






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






14. The message # displayed on the chyron CG screen is usually the number of the ____ page.






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






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






17. 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






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






19. The system of lighting the subject brightly & leaving the backround in the darkness is called_____ lighting.






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






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






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






23. The method of timing a script by giving time remaining is called ____ timing.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






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






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






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






36. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Responsible for setting up their cameras and then operating the cameras to capture the video images requested by the director






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






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






46. Responsible for setting up their cameras and then operating the cameras to capture the video images requested by the director






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






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






49. 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






50. Single- Camera production - in which one camera is used to shoot a segment or an entire show. Multi-Camera production a production switcher links two 3 or more cameras - and their outputs are selected or blended as required by the director