150 - Television Studio Production
Final Exam – Thursday, May 24 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Chapter 2 - How Television Works
NTSC Television Standard - 2 fields per frame/525 lines per frame/30 frames per second
Aspect Ratio for television 4 X 3 and 16 X 9
interlaced scanning
progressive scanning
480p, 720p, 1080i
Ch. 3 - How the Television Camera Works
Parts of Camera (page 49)
Cables/Connectors (page 58)
Video Resolution
White Balance
Black Balance
Chapter 4 - Lenses
Lens Focal Length and perspective
Zoom Lens - zoom ratio
Lens Aperture
F-stops
Factors that affect Depth of Field
Chapter 6 - Camera Operation & Picture Composition
Basic shot Terminology - MS, CU, MLS, headroom, leadroom, etc.
Chapter 7 & 8 - Lighting
Design basic 3 point lighting for one or more people
Light Meter - Footcandles
Mood Lighting - High Key/Low Key
Incident/Reflective light reading
Diffused (soft)/Directional (hard) lighting
controlling light intensity
Color Temperature - Degrees Kelvin
Chapter 9 & 10 - Audio
Selecting the proper microphone
- frequency range
- frequency response
- pick-up patterns
- transducing elements
Difference between line and mic inputs
Reading a VU Meter
Equalization
Frequency - Hertz
Amplitude - Decibels
Chapter 11 - Switcher
Program and Preview Buss
Production Terminology used in class - cut, take, dissolve, fade, super, internal key, external key,
chroma key, downstream key
Chapter 12 - Video Recording
Identify the four tracks videotape
Tracking
Understand the importance of Control track
Understand difference between Composite, Y/C Component, Y/Color Difference Component and
RGB
Ch. 13.2 - Making Editing Decisions
Jump Cut
Complexity Editing/Continuity Editing
Mental Map
180 Degree Line/Vector Line
Chapter 15 - Graphics & Sets
Aspect Ratio
Scanning and Essential Area
Characteristics of Color - Hue, Saturation and Luminance
Character Generator
Ch. 16 - What Production People Do
Below the Line/Above the Line
Define basic production positions Producer, Director, Floor Manager, Camera, Sound, Technical
Director
Hand Signals
Chapter 17 & 18 - Producing
Target Audience
Storyboard
Terminology used in class for writing scripts and directing
Jump Cut
Position jump
Ch. 19 - Multicamera Studio Directing
Basic Terminology - pan, tilt, dolly, etc.
Crossing the 180 degree line
Chapter 18 - On-Camera Concerns
Hand Signals