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






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






3. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






8. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. Camera is the 'eye' This is the objective role or the camera can be used in a subjective role. Camera represents the talent's point of view


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