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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






13. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






17. 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


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






19. 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


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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Responsible for designing and implementing the graphics for the production






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






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






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






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






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






32. Responsible for assisting the producer






33. 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






34. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






46. 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






47. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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