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Video Production Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Of the depth of field approxiamately ___ behind the subject.






2. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






3. To insure safety - it is most important that the ____ bolt on the lighting instrument always be kept tight.






4. The ratio of the width of the screen to it's height is called the _____ ratio.






5. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






14. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






15. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






27. To insure safety - it is most important that the ____ bolt on the lighting instrument always be kept tight.






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






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






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






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






32. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






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






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






42. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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