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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






8. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






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






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






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






14. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. When tone is set at 0VU on the master analog audio board - the audio record levels should be set at ______VU.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






35. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






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






38. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






39. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






50. The floor manager holds his/her arm in a T shape to indicate __ seconds remaining.