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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






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






16. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






19. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






22. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






25. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






27. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.