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






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






3. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






7. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






17. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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






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






23. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






24. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






28. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






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






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