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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






2. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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






7. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






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






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






12. Responsible for writing the script






13. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






26. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






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






30. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Sound effects info should be placed on the _____ side of the shooting script.






45. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






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