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






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






3. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The area of the directors screen that can be counted on to be seen by the home viewer is called the_____.






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






13. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






14. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






17. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






20. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






21. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






24. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






27. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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