Video Production and Audio Basics

Images that span from microscopic to outer space

Different ways to view video through screens, internet, cables, satellite

Storing and editing video signal in different forms

Assists director or producer with production needs

Designs and implements graphics for production

Designs and controls lighting treatment

Directors find subjects and situations that relate to their idea

Organizing and building a program in arranged steps

Preliminary visit to shooting location

Preliminary visit to shooting location

Opening of the iris that adjusts light and depth of field

Image sensor used in most video cameras

Image sensor with less power consumption

Distance between lens and image sensor when focused at infinity

Zoom using lens to maintain high-quality image

Lens that gives magnified view of scene

Sideways camera movement with subject

Lens with variable focal length

Continually changing focus as camera follows action

Lens setting for sharp image up to lens surface

Shows emotion and relevant context of the scene

Displays variations of video signal, sync pulses, etc.

Allows manual zooming of the lens

Allows electronic zooming of the lens

Allows manual adjustment of focus

Allows manual adjustment of lens iris

Adjusts color settings of the camera

Useful for picking up natural sound

Refreshes whole screen top to bottom

Breaking the imaginary rule of camera movement direction

Rugged, low-maintenance, not easily distorted microphone

High-quality microphone, can be small, powered by battery

Adjusts audio strength to standard level

Highly directional microphone for picking up sound from a distance

Reduces intensity of light beam

Scatters light in all directions

Unfocused spotlight with adjustable beam

Head of electrical department, in charge of lighting

Camera or studio light made from small LED bulbs

Three-point lighting method

Material used to diffuse or block lighting

Provides diffused light

Designs and applies makeup to talent

Set up and operate cameras

Helps set up and tear down cameras

Balances sound and ensures quality of program sound

Positions microphones, troubleshoots audio problems

Sets up, maintains, and troubleshoots production equipment

Responsible for writing the script

Selects and cuts video and audio to produce programs

Conceives and organizes scenic treatment for production

Hired staff not associated with the company

People with fixed salary who share in project profits

People paid a wage who do not share in profits

Camera move that circles subject in a curve

Broad concepts of what you want to accomplish with the program

Using multiple cameras to create a television production

Measurable goals to test audience understanding

List of shots needed from each camera operator

Progressively reading out smaller area of digitally constructed image

Platform with wheels to smoothly move camera during shot

Digital Single Lens Reflex still camera with video capabilities

Measurement of aperture size

Camera held by a person without camera mount

Adjustable diaphragm of the lens

Counterbalanced arm for camera movement

Lens that portrays scene similar to human eye

Three-legged camera mount

Monitors camera's picture for framing and focusing

Lens that shows greater area of the scene

Line along direction of action in a scene

Focuses on specific feature, shows emotion or detail

Establishes scene for viewer

Camera pivots left or right on a camera mount

Camera pivots up or down on a camera mount

Camera operators focus on specific portion of the scene

Small monitor placed next to camera operator's eye

Allows camera operator to carry multiple batteries

Displays two fields to create a whole screen

Power supply for condenser microphones

Uses two audio tracks to create illusion of space

Uses six audio tracks to create envelopment

Metal flaps to shape the light beam

Sharply focused spotlight

Colored filters used to adjust light color

Highly directional light

Uses key, fill, and backlight to illuminate subject

Concerned with business organization, budget, staff and crew

Assists producer with coordinating appointments, schedules, contracts

Responsible for visualizing script or event, overseeing script writing

Supports director in various ways depending on production type

Primary representative for director when not on set or in studio

Operates television in control room

Using one camera to shoot entire segment or show

Series of rough sketches to visualize camera treatment

Distance between nearest and farthest objects in focus

Lens with fixed focal length

Omnidirectional, Nondirectional, Unidirectional

Recording ambient or environmental sounds on location

Used to easily attach lights to various surfaces