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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. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






13. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






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






17. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






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






22. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






24. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






33. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Responsible for assisting the director






48. 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






49. Responsible for assisting the director






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