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






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






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






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






5. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






16. 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






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






18. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






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






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






35. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






37. Assists the director or producer with production needs






38. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Responsible for writing the script






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