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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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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






18. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






19. A related shot used to cover mismatched shots in a singe camera production is called a ______.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Text and graphics are composed using a _____ system






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






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






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






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






38. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






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






44. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






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






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