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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






16. Responsible for writing the script






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






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






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






28. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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