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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






17. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






46. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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