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






3. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






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






9. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






27. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






39. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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