| Term | Definition |
|---|
| dynamic, condenser, ribbon | Three major types of microphones |
| dynamic | rugged, good sound quality, no phantom power |
| condenser | phantom power, warm, rich sound quality |
| Omnidirectional Microphone | Microphone that picks up sounds from all directions |
| Unidirectional Microphone | Miccrophone that picks up sound from a single directional |
| XLR connection | most commonly used audio connector in professional audio and video studios, easily recognizable because of its 3 pin design |
| feedback | when audio is picked up by a microphone, amplified, fed to a speaker, and picked up again over and over, the resulting sound is called |
| shotgun mil | microphone used on a fishpole or boom |
| ribbon | the most fragile type of microscope with a warmer, richer sound is called |
| -20db | When an audio console's VU meter is set to 0 DB using the test tone, the setting on the meters of all digital recorders except for our CD recorders should be |
| Equalization | Increasing or decreasing certain frequencies to control the quality of the sound |
| Odb | When recording sound, the audio levels on an analog audio console's VU meters should peak at or around |
| calibration | The process of properly matching the audio output levels displayed on an audio console's VU meter with the audio input levels displayed on an audio or video recorder |
| master volume | to change the volume level you are hearing from the speakers, you should adjust the |
| phantom power | when the audio console or some other source supplies the power to some condenser microphones |
| volume unit | in reference to the VU meter on an audio console, the "VU" is abbreviation for |
| Finalize | The last step after recording to a CD that will allow it to be played back in any CD player |
| CD recorder, mixing board | two different pieces of equipment in our audio studios |
| Input, monitor | all audio consoles are built to perform 5 major funtions, list 2 |
| mandi | the person in the EMC main office you will generally talk to when reserving and signing in/out for studio time |
| decibels | dB is an abbreviation for |
| mute | in an on-air studio or professional audio production room what happens to the audio monitor speakers when the microphone is turned on? |
| production control room, master control room, studio, storage room | the four major areas of the TV facility are |
| Work lights | the name of the general room lighting that is used on a daily basis, but not for television production |
| spot lights, flood lights | the 2 basic types of television production lights |
| battens | the enclosure that houses the electrical wiring for the television production lights is called the |
| pigtails | the short cables that hang from the battens are called |
| grid | the name of the structure that is made of metal pipes and from wich the television prduction lights are hung |
| to measure and calibrate video leads including contrast and color | describe the basic use of the vector scope and the waveform mirror |
| pantograph | the device that allows you to suspend and adjust the height of a light is called a |
| barn doors | the black shutters attached to the front of a light are called |
| input/output connection | during the lecture we discussed several important items that are part of the walls of the television studio, name one |
| psychlorama | the proper name for the "cutain" in the studio is |
| Technical Crew Member | What's the crew position that's responsible for what the camera's look like |
| Red,Green,Blue | What are the three television (video) primary colors? |
| Pan Friction, Pan Lock, Tilt Friction, Tilt Lock | Name the four main controls (levers,knobs) on the pan/tilt head used by the camera operator |
| measures the amount of light that gets into a camera | What is the main function on the television camera lens? |
| Zoom, Iris, Focus | What are the three main parts of a television camera lens? |
| You zoom in all the way and then you focus and then zoom back out until you get the perfect shot | Explain in detail the two-step focus procedure to calibrate a zoom lens |
| The area in front of the camera in which objects are in focus | What is the depth of field? |
| always unlock the tilt and pan locks before operating/moving the camera | When operation a television studio camera you must... |
| Changing or swifting the focus from the foregrounf to the background. | Describe in detail a "Rack Focus Effect". |
| Camera Control Unit | What does the acronym "CCU" Stand for? |
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