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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






12. TV is linear service which is broadcasting of a program where the network or station decides when the program will show. Non-linear service is making programs available for on-demand service






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






25. TV is linear service which is broadcasting of a program where the network or station decides when the program will show. Non-linear service is making programs available for on-demand service






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. When saving a CG make sure that 2D is selected in the ____ _____ of the Properties window.






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






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






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






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






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






46. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






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






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