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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. Assists the director or producer with production needs






17. Responsible for writing the script






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






19. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






21. 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


22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. When uploading your prompter file you will be prompted to save the file you deleted (the blank script). Do you click yes or no?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. When we frame much tighter than head and shoulders this shot is an ____






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






44. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






46. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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