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






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






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






4. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Responsible for assisting the director






21. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Responsible for assisting the camera operator in setting up the camera.






32. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






34. Responsible for assisting the director






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






36. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






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






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






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






41. Responsible for assisting the camera operator in setting up the camera.






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






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






44. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






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






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






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






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