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






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






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






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






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






6. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






8. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






20. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






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






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






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






33. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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