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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Generally sits next to the director in the control room and is responsible for operating the television production switcher.






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






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






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






39. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






40. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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