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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






22. 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






23. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






26. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






29. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






32. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






37. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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