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






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






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






4. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






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






27. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






43. Selects - compiles - and cuts video and audio to produce programs






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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