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Video Production Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Black level is normally set at ____ IEEE units for analog video






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






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






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






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






6. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






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






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






12. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






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






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






17. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






19. When inserting a picture - beforehand create or edit it to be ____pixels wide by ____ pixels high.






20. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






21. The device ised to measute light intensity in the studio is the ______ light meter.






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






23. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Of the depth of field approxiamately ___ behind the subject.






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






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






38. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. There are appox. ___ frames of video per sec. analog NTSC TV.






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






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






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






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






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






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