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A comprehensive review of television production concepts, presented in a question-and-answer format. It covers a wide range of topics, including set dressings, camera directions, props, lighting, sound, and various television production roles and techniques. The material is designed to test and reinforce understanding of key terms and practices in the field, making it a valuable resource for students and professionals alike. It includes questions about camera shots, lighting principles, editing processes, and industry-specific terminology, offering a thorough overview of the essential elements involved in television production. The document serves as a study guide, offering clear and concise answers to frequently asked questions, and is suitable for exam preparation or general knowledge enhancement in the field of television production.
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Set Dressings Correct Answer: Items on a set such as pictures, lamps, and plants are called Camera directions placement Correct Answer: In the traditional two-column script format, it is placed in the left column? Props Correct Answer: something that actually is needed and is somehow related to the action of the plot. wear gloves Correct Answer: When adjusting lights because lights are very hot codec Correct Answer: What sound and light are translated into for digital media
Zebra stripes Correct Answer: indicate overexposure A cutaway will prevent Correct Answer: A jump cut A share is Correct Answer: The percentage of the audience viewing a particular program The safe title area is Correct Answer: The essential area of a TV graphic or text Generations are Correct Answer: The number of dubs away from the original recording. A JPG file is Correct Answer: A file extension that indicates a graphics file. Ad Correct Answer: A television advertisement for a produce or service. Also commonly called a spot. Broadcast
Correct Answer: Television where the signal is sent through wires and serves only an extremely small, private predetermined area. Surveillance television Correct Answer: A form of CCTV that is usually, but not always, used for security purposes. The cameras used in the system are always interconnected to a closed circuit television system. Home video Correct Answer: Videotaped records of family events and activities taken by someone using a consumer camcorder. Large-scale video production companies Correct Answer: Facilities with sufficient staff and equipment to produce multi- camera, large-budget programming shot on location or in studios for broadcast networks or cable networks. T- connector, Male BNC (Plug) Correct Answer: Y-connector, Male plug Correct Answer:
Connectors Correct Answer: Metal devices that attach cables to equipment or other cables. Chassis mount connector Correct Answer: A connector that is built into a piece of equipment. Cable end connector Correct Answer: A connector found on the end of a length of cable. Adapter Correct Answer: A device that changes the type, or connector end, of an existing connector Barrel adapter Correct Answer: A type of adapter that has the same type of connector and connector end on both sides. BNC connector Correct Answer: A type of connector commonly used in television production. The female and male versions lock together securely with a simple 1/4-turn twist. DIN connector Correct Answer: A term that refers to any type of connector with 4 or more holes/pins.
If a lighting fixture catches fire, what type of fire extinguisher should be used? Correct Answer: Type C The proper method for lifting is to keep the back straight, spread the feet comfortably, and lift with _____ muscles. Correct Answer: Leg Which of the following workers operates the record/playback machines during the production? Correct Answer: Videotape operator A concept/ program proposal should include, but not be limited to, basic message, intended audience, equipment needed, target shooting date and ____. Correct Answer: Sample shooting locations "Law and Order" "24" and "ER" are examples of what program format? Correct Answer: Drama Which of the following is a music licensing organization? Correct Answer: BMI Which of the following camera script notations should be used to indicate "Move the camera and tripod to the camera operator's right"?
Correct Answer: TR What is the best way to design studio lighting? Correct Answer: Draw a light plot What is needed to cast the film, decide what equipment is needed, select the location of sets, budget the production, and schedule the film shooting? Correct Answer: The completed script Subscriber television systems include cable and ____ Correct Answer: satellite services One of the responsibilities of a CG operator is to _______ Correct Answer: Create graphics to be keyed or superimposed on the screen The three additive primary colors used in television are red, blue, and ______ Correct Answer: green The lighting principle known as three- point lighting is made up of key, fill, and _____ Correct Answer: back A fill light is ________ Correct Answer: a kind of light used to reduce shadows
When using a camera, dollying refers to Correct Answer: moving the camera and tripod towards or away from an object Who must you get permission from to use copyrighted material? Correct Answer: owner Who licenses radio and television stations in the United States? Correct Answer: the Federal Communications commission When digital video is transferred from video tape to a computer it is called _____________. Correct Answer: capturing When a subject appears to move for no reason from one shot to the next, it is called a/an ________________. Correct Answer: Jump cut Chrominance is the technical term for _______________. Correct Answer: Color Which of the following extensions indicates a graphic file? Correct Answer: .jpeg
The percentage of the audience viewing a particular program is known as the ___________________. Correct Answer: Share When does editing take place? Correct Answer: Post- production Gary works on a television production set. His main responsibility is to oversee the project from conception until the end, and he also works to market the project Based on his responsibilities, it is most likely that Gary's job title is____________________. Correct Answer: Producer The purpose of a copyright is to__________. Correct Answer: Give the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it. Macro Correct Answer: A lens setting that allows the operator to focus on an object that is very close to the camera, almost touching the lens Minimum object distance (MOD) Correct Answer: The closest an object can be to the camera and still be in focus Depth of field (DOF)
Extreme Long Shot (ELS/XLS) Correct Answer: The biggest shot a camera can capture of the subject matter. Also called a wide angle shot(WA). Establishing Shot Correct Answer: A specific type of extreme long shot used to tell the audience where and when the program takes place. Long Shot (LS) Correct Answer: A shot that captures a subject from the top of the head to the bottom of the feet and does not include many of the surrounding details Medium Long Shot (MLS) Correct Answer: A shot that includes the top of the subjects head to a line just above or just below the knee. Also called a knee shot. Medium shot (MS) Correct Answer: A shot that captures a subject from the top of the head to a line just above or below the belt or waistline. Also called a mid shot. Medium Close up (MCU)
Correct Answer: A shot that frames a subject from the top of the head to a line just below the chest. Also called the bust shot. Close up (CU) Correct Answer: A shot that captures a subject from the top of the head to just below the shoulders. Also called a narrow angle shot. Extreme Close up(ECU/XCU) Correct Answer: A shot of a subject that is so magnified that only a specific part of the object fills the screen Two shot Correct Answer: A shot that includes two items of primary importance Three Shot Correct Answer: A shot that frames three items Dolly Correct Answer: Physically moving the camera, its tripod, and dolly perpendicularly toward or away from the set Dolly in Correct Answer: DI
Tilt Correct Answer: Pointing only the front of the camera lens vertically up and down while the dolly and tripod remain stationary Tilt Up Correct Answer: TU Tilt Down Correct Answer: TD Pedestal Correct Answer: Raising or lowering the camera on the pedestal of a tripod, while facing the set. tripod and dolly remain still Pedestal up Correct Answer: PedU Pedestal down Correct Answer: PedD Arc
Correct Answer: Moving the camera in a curved truck around the main object in the shot- the main subject never leaves the frame of the of the picture Arc right Correct Answer: AR Arc left Correct Answer: AL Program Proposal Correct Answer: A document created by the scriptwriter that contains general information about the program: including basic idea, program format, message to the audience, intended audience, budget considerations, shooting location considerations, rough shooting schedule. TV programs Correct Answer: Lecture, Lecture/ Demonstration, Panel Discussion, Interview, Documentary, Newscast, Magazine, Drama, PSA, Announcement / Ad, Music Video Vector Correct Answer: Images are composed of lines, points and paths. The line is defined by a mathematical equation. Since formula draws image, the image can be re-sized smaller or larger without loss of clarity. Resolution or size of display does not change