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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. 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


2. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






25. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






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






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






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






31. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






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






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






47. Responsible for assisting the producer






48. 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






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