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






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






3. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






5. Responsible for assisting the producer






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






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






27. Shot from beginning to end and recorded






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






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






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






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






32. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






35. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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