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






2. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






3. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






7. Responsible for assisting the director






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






9. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






26. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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