NOCTI Broadcast Video Study Guide
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NOCTI Broadcast Video Study Guide
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1. abbreviation for red-green-blue.

2. operate the AUDIO CONSOLE during the show. Both the console and the operating engineer are also called MIXERS.

3. measured in SHARES. Ratings are a tally of HOW MANY people are watching a given program.

4. bringing an audio or graphic file into the editing software.

5. increases focal length.

6. provide the financial backing for a production.

7. Whenever analogue images or projects are DUBBED (copied) each successive copy is called a __________.

8. mechanical flaps on the sides of lighting instruments that open and close on hinges to control the shape of the light and where it falls. They are like mounted flags.

9. the difference between light and dark on a screen, expressed by a number.

10. diagonal parallel lines in the viewfinder or monitor to indicate that the portion of the frame has reached maximum exposure (saturation) of brightness and those pixels will soon be burned out.

11. Graphics Interchange Format

12. are a measure of what type of people are watching. (RACE, AGE, GENDER ETC.)

13. is a device used to select between several different video sources and in some cases compositing video sources together to create special effects. Operated by the Technical Director.

14. Examples of ELECTRONIC NEWS GATHERING(ENG). This would include sports, news etc.

15. normally used to carry AUDIO signals.

16. a graphic used to identify an on-camera speaker (his name appearing under him).

17. script abbreviation for medium shot.

18. (American Society of Composers and Performers) Organization that licenses music rights to show producers.

19. an organization to license Radio and Television stations. They determine standards and practices (inappropriate content) which must be observed or the licenses may be revoked.

20. items on a set such as pictures, lamps etc. They are not props because they are neither handled nor revered to by the performers.

21. blocking to arrange the event or people and props along the Z-AXIS in close proximity and toward or away from the camera. It is one of the most important devices for effectively articulating (calling attention to ) the Z axis. It intensifies the illusion of the 3 dimensional image. Objects are positioned on an imaginary line that extends from the camera to the horizon.

22. describes how the width of a pixel in a digital image compares to the height of that pixel.

23. a measure of the total 'amount' of visible light emitted by a source. ______=brightness

24. called Y, R-Y, B-Y - best quality video signal

25. (Broadcast Music Inc.) Organization that licenses music rights to show producers.