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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






12. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






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






17. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






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






22. Responsible for writing the script






23. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






27. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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