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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 purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






2. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Responsible for assisting the producer






16. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






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






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






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






22. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






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






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






27. Set lights should always be hung with the lamp at the ___ of the instrument.






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






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






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






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






32. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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