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TELEVISION PRODUCTION NOCTI EXAM
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Production Assistant Correct Answer: an entry-level position. For many it is their first industry job. Talent Correct Answer: the name for anything performing or appearing in front of the camera Floor Manager Correct Answer: personnel in charge of making sure everybody is in place and all equipment is ready during a LIVE show. They will also cue talent Sound Engineers Correct Answer: operate the audio console during the show. Also called mixer Switcher Correct Answer: (also called vision mixer) device used to select between several different video sources and in some cases compositing video sources together to create special effects Bus Correct Answer: a row of buttons with each button representing a video source. Pressing a button will select a video to play live
Executive Producer Correct Answer: provides the financial backing for a production Camera Control Unit Correct Answer: CCU, regulates all the elements of the camera signal. (such as focus, white balance, and color balance) Broadcasting Correct Answer: depends on cooperate (advertising) or public funding (donations and grants) Subscription TV Correct Answer: depends on monthly fees from the audience to fund programming Arbitron Correct Answer: survey organization that keeps track of who's watching what and at what time Ratings Correct Answer: info of who, what, and when are watching Shares Correct Answer: a tally of how many people are watching a given program Demographics Correct Answer: measure of what type of people are watching (race, age, gender, etc.) Primetime Correct Answer: (between 8-11pm) is the time mot people are at home and watching
Correct Answer: all persons appearing in a film must sign this which gives the film maker the right to use the face and likeness of the performer in the finished film Copyrighted Material Correct Answer: intellectual property belonging to the copyright holder. Permission must be obtained before using their work Synchronization Rights Correct Answer: permission by the music copyright holder for you to use that music under a scene in your film Lower Third Correct Answer: graphic used to identify an on-camera speaker (his name appearing under him) Crawl Correct Answer: a title moving along the bottom of the screen left to right (Cali term) Roll Correct Answer: stack of titles that run up the screen (Cali term) Spotlight Correct Answer: creates sharp directional beam of light onto a controlled specific area of the subject Floodlight Correct Answer: creates even washes of light over whole set Fill light Correct Answer: reduces shadows
Contrast Ratio Correct Answer: the difference between the brightest and darkest area of the frame Three Point Lighting Correct Answer: accomplished with the use of three lights; key, fill, and rim (also called back or hair light) Barn Doors Correct Answer: mechanical flaps on the sides of lighting instruments that open and close on hinges to control shape of the light and where it falls Fresnel Lights Correct Answer: light fixtures with lenses in front of the bulb. These lenses have concentric rings etched into the glass and they smooth out the edge of the pool of light they create, softening it Gels Correct Answer: plastic sheets of specific colors placed over lighting instruments that tint the light a specific hue or color LED Lamp Correct Answer: light emitting diode Tones Correct Answer: frequency or pitch, used by audio engineers to adjust playback equipment so accompanying media is at a comfortable volume for the audience Lavier Microphones Correct Answer: small mics that are hidden in necktie clips in upper shirt button holes
Correct Answer: term for the space left in front of a person moving on X toward the edge of the frame OTS Correct Answer: abbreviation of "over the shoulder" CU Correct Answer: abbreviation of "close up" ECU Correct Answer: abbreviation of "extreme close up" ELS Correct Answer: abbreviation of "extreme long shot" MS Correct Answer: abbreviation of "medium shot" Cutaway or Insert Correct Answer: avoid jump-cuts RCA Cable Correct Answer: yellow, red, and white cables that carries both audio and video signals XLR Cable Correct Answer: rubberized cable that carries audio signal 14" Phone Jack Correct Answer: used to carry audio signal (used for headphones)
BNC Cable Correct Answer: used to carry video signal only Streaming video Correct Answer: viewed over the internet Keyframe Correct Answer: point of which something changes (speed, direction, scale, color, exposure) ALPHA Channels Correct Answer: determines transparency. Looks just like RGB color channels except it's value doesn't represent color value, but rather transparency RGB Color Space Correct Answer: any additive color space based on the RGB color model defined by three chromaticities of the red, green, and blue additive primaries Chrominance Correct Answer: measure of color Luminance Correct Answer: measure of light Interactive Video Correct Answer: gives viewer control over how and what is seen when viewing a program Teleprompter Correct Answer: a monitor with lines written on it for the talent to read from
Set Dressing Correct Answer: items on a set such as pictures, lamps, etc, that are not props because they aren't handled or referred to by performers Production Schedule Correct Answer: list of start times for the major events in the production (shoot dates, locations, wrap dates, editorial dates, etc) Zebra Stripes Correct Answer: diagonal parallel lines in the viewfinder or monitor to indicate that that portion of the frame has reached maximum exposure Auditions Correct Answer: help determine skills/capabilities of a performer Proper Z Blocking Correct Answer: arranging people and props along the z-axis in close proximity and toward/away from the camera. Moire Effect Correct Answer: occurs on costumes or set elements that have high contract stripes and delicate patterns Body, Lens, and Viewfinder Correct Answer: the three major parts to studio cameras Aperture Correct Answer: hole in the iris of a lens F-stop Correct Answer: calibrated ring on the lens indicating the aperture setting
Charged Couple Device (CCD) Correct Answer: most common light-sensitive imaging surface on a video camera. Splits the white light into its red, green, and blue components Spreader Correct Answer: (aka as spider) used to stabilize tripod legs by applying to the bottom. Prevents from moving too far apart under a heavy camera load GYB Arm Correct Answer: camera support or rig that allows the operator to pedestal, pan and tilt the camera during the move (aka crane) Quick Release Plate Correct Answer: tripod mechanism that facilitates quick and accurate mounting and dismounting of the camera to the tripod head Deep Depth of Field Correct Answer: all objects in the scene on Z are rendered in sharp focus Shallow Depth of Field Correct Answer: only thin band on Z is rendered in sharp focus White Balance Correct Answer: set to ensure colors are recorded correctly before shooting Time-Base Corrector Correct Answer: synchronizes a tape source to house sync to ensure that all cameras and recorders are taking frames at the same time Shot Gun Microphone
Timecode Correct Answer: used to number and identify each frame of the camera roll or editing timeline Leader Correct Answer: finished films begin with this. Contains color bars, test tone, slate, and countdown Generation Correct Answer: whenever analogue images or projects are dubbed (copied) , it is the name of each successive copy Secure Digital (SD) Correct Answer: non-volatile memory card format used in portable devices Resolution Correct Answer: smallest change in a measured value that an instrument can detect Pixel Value Correct Answer: each of the pixels that represents an image of how bright the pixels are and what color. Pixel Aspect Ratio Correct Answer: mathematical ratio that describes how the width of a pixel in a digital image compares to the height of that pixel Omnidirectional Microphone Correct Answer: picks up sound evenly from all directions Unidirectional Microphone Correct Answer: picks up sound predominantly from one direction
Bidirectional Microphone Correct Answer: picks up sound from two opposite directions
