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






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






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






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






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






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






7. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






10. 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






11. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






20. 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






21. The average color temperature of sunlight on a clear day is ____ ______ calvin.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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