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






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






3. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






35. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






37. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






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






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






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