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Video Production Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A horizontal row of buttons on a video switcher is called a ____.






2. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






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






5. Camera is the 'eye' This is the objective role or the camera can be used in a subjective role. Camera represents the talent's point of view

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






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






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






9. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Responsible for assisting the producer






45. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






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






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






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






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