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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






28. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






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






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






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






34. Responsible for assisting the director






35. Selects - compiles - and cuts video and audio to produce programs






36. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






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






49. 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






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