Worksheets Roles in Video Production

Worksheets Roles in Video Production

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Key Roles in Video Production

  • Director

    • Responsible for details of preproduction, camera, and talent positions.

  • Script

    • Written "blueprint" of what everyone will do, say, etc.

  • Producer

    • Generally in charge of the entire production.

  • Technical Director

    • Operates the video switcher during production.

  • Talent

    • On-camera host, guest, etc.

  • Continuity Secretary

    • Person who makes notes on details of scene, talent accessories, etc.

  • Floor Manager

    • Responsible for coordinating activities in the studio or on the set.

  • Program Proposal

    • Initial written summary of non-dramatic production.

  • Writing

    • Primary skill associated with most top production jobs.

  • Treatment

    • Written summary of the story in dramatic production.

  • Target Audience

    • Term for viewers you are "aiming at".

  • Demographics

    • Basic audience characteristics.

Key Concepts and Terminology

  • Table Read

    • Where talent first sits down together to go through a script.

  • Strike

    • Term for removing or disassembling sets.

  • Fahrenheit 451

    • Book about censorship that has been censored.

  • Watchdog

    • One of the responsibilities of free media is to be the watchdog of the democratic process.

  • Emotional Reaction

    • The audience basically reacts emotionally to a TV show.

Techniques and Processes in Production

  • Staging

    • The positioning of sets, cameras, actors, etc.

  • B-roll

    • Video footage that supports the primary footage.

  • Parallel Stories

    • Two or more stories running concurrently.

Editing Techniques

  • Off-line Editing

    • Editing using a copy of the original footage.

  • On-line Editing

    • Editing using original footage.

  • Ratings

    • Percentage of households watching a program from total number of TV households in an area.

  • Share

    • Percentage of households watching a program from the total number of sets turned on.

  • Time-code

    • Numbers that designate a precise point in video footage.

  • Flashback

    • Momentarily cutting back to an earlier time in the narrative.

Genres and Styles

  • Period Piece

    • A dramatic production that takes place in a specific historic era.

Definitions in Production Context

  • Cost per Viewer

    • Dividing the monetary investment for production by the size of the audience.

  • Depreciate

    • Writing off the cost of equipment over time.

  • PSA

    • A commercial-like announcement for a non-profit cause or organization.

Technical Aspects of Video Production

  • NTSC

    • Designation of U.S. broadcast system.

  • CCD

    • Camera "chip" that records the image.

  • Progressive Scanning

    • Non-interlaced scanning, also known as progressive scanning.

  • Analog Signals

    • Electronic signals originating in a camera or microphone.

  • Interlaced Scanning

    • Describes the odd-even approach to video scanning.

  • Amplitude

    • Strength of an audio or video signal.

Aspect Ratios and Formats

  • 16:9

    • Width-height proportion of HDTV image.

  • 4:3

    • Width-height ratio of SDTV.

  • Rushes

    • First versions of filmed scenes for initial review.

Practical Tools and Equipment

  • Letterbox

    • Aspect ratio conversion method resulting in black or unused areas at the top and bottom of the screen.

  • Digital Cinema

    • Another name for e-cinematography.

Cameras and Lenses

  • Focal Length

    • Distance between optical center of lens and target.

  • Wide-angle Lens

    • Lens that has a great angle of acceptance.

  • Zoom Lens

    • Variable focal length lens.

  • Telephoto Lens

    • Lens that has a narrow angle of acceptance.

  • Lens Speed

    • The maximum amount of light that the lens can transmit.

  • Depth of Field

    • Area along the lens axis that is acceptably sharp.

  • Selective Focus

    • Process of using limited depth of field to intentionally throw areas of the picture out of focus.

  • Macro Setting

    • Enables the lens to attain sharp focus on an object only a few inches or even a few millimeters from the front of the lens.

Lighting Techniques

  • F-stops

    • Numerical points on a lens relating to the amount of light the lens transmits.

  • Rack Focus

    • Changing focus to shift viewer attention from one part to another.

  • Neutral Density (ND) Filter

    • Filter used to control the amount of light passing through a lens.

  • Ultraviolet Filter

    • Used to protect the camera lens from adverse conditions encountered in ENG work.

  • Lens Hood

    • Protects a camera image from glare or loss of contrast.

Sound and Audio Components

  • VU Meter

    • Sound amplitude is typically measured with a VU meter.

  • Headroom

    • Usable area beyond the 0dB point on analog VU meters.

  • Graphic Equalizer

    • Allows specific bands of frequencies to be individually adjusted for loudness.

Color and Lighting Terms

  • Average Daylight Color Temperature

    • 5,400K.

  • Studio Lighting Color Temperature

    • 3,200K.

  • Hard Light

    • Casts a sharp, clearly defined shadow.

  • Soft Light

    • Casts light that tends to hide surface irregularities and detail.

  • Coherence

    • Refers to the hardness or softness of light.

Audio Mixing and Sound Techniques

  • Frequency

    • Relates to the basic pitch of a sound, indicating how high or low it is.

  • Shotgun Mic

    • More directional mic than hypercardioid.