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






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






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






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






5. 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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6. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






9. Responsible for assisting the director






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






22. A related shot used to cover mismatched shots in a singe camera production is called a ______.






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






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






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






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






27. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






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






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






33. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






35. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






47. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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