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






2. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






12. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






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






15. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Responsible for writing the script






28. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






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






31. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.