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Video Production Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. There are appox. ___ frames of video per sec. analog NTSC TV.






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Responsible for assisting the producer






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The purpose of interlaced scanning is to prevent_____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Transmitted live to the viewing audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Assists the director or producer with production needs






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






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