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






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






3. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






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






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






8. Responsible for setting up their cameras and then operating the cameras to capture the video images requested by the director






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






10. Responsible for writing the script






11. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






27. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






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






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






44. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






49. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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