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






2. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






12. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






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






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






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






18. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






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






21. There are appox. ___ frames of video per sec. analog NTSC TV.






22. Responsible for assisting the director






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






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






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






26. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






27. Responsible for writing the script






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






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






30. Dollying will decrease the _____ of ______.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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